Simon Alapin vs Akiba Rubinstein

Vienna · 1908 · King's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Simon Alapin
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 3
Date 1908.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C20)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/8/5k1K/8/7r w - - 2 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.f4 Nxe4
  4. 4.d3 Nc5
  5. 5.fxe5 d5
  6. 6.d4 Ne6
  7. 7.Nf4 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 cxd4
  9. 9.Ncxd5 Nc6
  10. 10.Bd2 Nxf4
  11. 11.Nxf4 Nxe5
  12. 12.Bb5+ Bd7
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd6
  14. 14.c3 O-O
  15. 15.Bxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.cxd4 Nc6
  17. 17.O-O Nxd4
  18. 18.Qd3 Bxf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Rad8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qg4
  21. 21.Rde1 Ne6
  22. 22.Qe3 b6
  23. 23.h3 Qh5
  24. 24.Be5 Rfe8
  25. 25.Qa3 f6
  26. 26.Bd6 Qd5
  27. 27.Bg3 Qc5+
  28. 28.Qxc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Bc7 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Rd2
  31. 31.Re8+ Kf7
  32. 32.Ra8 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rxa7 Kg6
  34. 34.a4 h5
  35. 35.a5 bxa5
  36. 36.Rxa5 Rc2
  37. 37.Bg3 Kh6
  38. 38.Bf2 Ne4
  39. 39.Be3+ Kg6
  40. 40.Ra4 Ng3
  41. 41.Bf4 Ne2+
  42. 42.Kh2 h4
  43. 43.Bd6 Kh5
  44. 44.Ra5+ Kh6
  45. 45.Rf5 Kg6
  46. 46.Rf2 Rd2
  47. 47.Bf4 Rc2
  48. 48.Bd6 Kf7
  49. 49.Ba3 Ke6
  50. 50.Bf8 g6
  51. 51.Bg7 f5
  52. 52.Bh6 Kf6
  53. 53.Bf8 g5
  54. 54.Bd6 Ke6
  55. 55.Bb8 Rd2
  56. 56.Bc7 g4
  57. 57.hxg4 fxg4
  58. 58.g3 h3
  59. 59.Bb8 Kd5
  60. 60.Bf4 Rc2
  61. 61.Be3 Ke4
  62. 62.Bg5 Kd3
  63. 63.Bh6 Nd4
  64. 64.Rxc2 Nxc2
  65. 65.Bf4 Ke2
  66. 66.Bb8 Ne3
  67. 67.Kg1 Kf3
  68. 68.Bc7 Nf1
  69. 69.Bb8 Nxg3
  70. 70.Bc7 Ne2+
  71. 71.Kh2 Nf4
  72. 72.Bb6 g3+
  73. 73.Kh1 Nd3
  74. 74.Kg1 h2+
  75. 75.Kh1 Nf2+
  76. 76.Bxf2 gxf2
  77. 77.Kxh2 f1=R
  78. 78.Kh3 Rh1#

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