Game 31 | World's Greatest Chess Games

Efim Geller vs Max Euwe
Zurich 1953
Nimzo-Indian Defence

[Event "Zurich Candidates"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "1953.08.31"] [EventDate "1953.08.30"] [Round "2"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Efim Geller"] [Black "Max Euwe"] [ECO "E26"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "52"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. e4 Ne8 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. f4 Nxc4 15. f5 f6 16. Rf4 b5 17. Rh4 Qb6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. fxe6 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxe6 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Bh6 Rh8 23. Qxh8 Rc2 24. Rc1 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Qb3 26. Ke1 Qf3 0-1