Simon Alapin vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg · 1905 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Simon Alapin
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 8
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/1p2p3/p2pPk2/P2P2p1/4K1P1/1P6/8 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 f6
  9. 9.g3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nf8
  11. 11.Bg2 fxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 Ng6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Nf4 Nxf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Qb6
  16. 16.Rf2 Bd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Be3 Qa6
  19. 19.Bf1 Qb6
  20. 20.Bd3 Nb4
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Bb1 Rf8
  23. 23.Bg5 Qd8
  24. 24.h4 Be8
  25. 25.Qb3 h6
  26. 26.Bd2 Bh5
  27. 27.Bxb4 Bxb4
  28. 28.Qxb4 Bxf3
  29. 29.Qa3 Qc8
  30. 30.Rf1 Qc4
  31. 31.Qd3 Qxd3
  32. 32.Bxd3 g5
  33. 33.hxg5 hxg5
  34. 34.Rc1 Rf7
  35. 35.Rc8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rc1 Bh5
  37. 37.Rc2 Bg6
  38. 38.Bxg6 Kxg6
  39. 39.Rf2 Rxf2
  40. 40.Kxf2 Kf5
  41. 41.Kf3 g4+
  42. 42.Ke3 a5
  43. 43.a4 b6

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