Simon Alapin vs Akiba Rubinstein

RUS-ch · 1912 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Simon Alapin
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch
Site Vilnius
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B29)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/B7/2rbkp2/pRpRp3/P1P4p/1P3P2/2P2KPP/8 b - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nxc3
  5. 5.dxc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 dxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Rxd1 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bxe5 a6
  11. 11.Bc7 Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Rc8
  13. 13.Bb6 Bf5
  14. 14.Bb3 e5
  15. 15.Ba4+ Ke7
  16. 16.c4 f6
  17. 17.Kf2 Kf7
  18. 18.Bd7 Bxd7
  19. 19.Rxd7+ Be7
  20. 20.Rhd1 Ke6
  21. 21.Rxb7 Bd6
  22. 22.Ba7 Rc6
  23. 23.Rxg7 a5
  24. 24.Rb7 Ra8
  25. 25.Rd5 h5
  26. 26.a4 h4
  27. 27.b3 Rac8
  28. 28.Rb5

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