Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubow

World Championship 14th · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 14th
Site GER/NLD
Round 19
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D51)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/8/8/8/8/4K1k1/5p2/8 b - - 3 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e4 dxe4
  7. 7.Nxe4 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 b6
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 Rfe8
  13. 13.Kb1 Nf8
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Ne4 c5
  16. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.Qd2 Ng6
  18. 18.h5 Nf4
  19. 19.Rh4 Bxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 e5
  21. 21.d5 Qd6
  22. 22.h6 Kh8
  23. 23.Qc2 Nxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Rg8
  25. 25.f4 Rg6
  26. 26.Qf5 a6
  27. 27.Re1 exf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Rxh6
  29. 29.Rfe4 Rg8
  30. 30.Re7 Rf8
  31. 31.a4 Rh4
  32. 32.Re8 Rxe8
  33. 33.Rxe8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qc8 Kh6
  35. 35.Rg8 Qe7
  36. 36.Ka2 b5
  37. 37.Rg3 f5
  38. 38.Qxf5 f6
  39. 39.Re3 Qf7
  40. 40.Re6 Kg7
  41. 41.Rd6 Qg6
  42. 42.Rd7+ Kh6
  43. 43.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  44. 44.axb5 axb5
  45. 45.cxb5 Ra4+
  46. 46.Kb3 Rb4+
  47. 47.Kc3 Rxb5
  48. 48.Rc7 h5
  49. 49.d6 Rb8
  50. 50.Rxc5 Rd8
  51. 51.Rd5 h4
  52. 52.Kc4 Kf7
  53. 53.Kc5 Ke6
  54. 54.Rd4 Rc8+
  55. 55.Kb6 Kd7
  56. 56.Rxh4 Rc6+
  57. 57.Ka5 Rc2
  58. 58.b4 Kxd6
  59. 59.f3 Rc3
  60. 60.f4 Ra3+
  61. 61.Kb6 Ke6
  62. 62.Rh5 Rf3
  63. 63.f5+ Ke5
  64. 64.b5 Kf4
  65. 65.Kc6 Kg4
  66. 66.Rh1 Rc3+
  67. 67.Kd5 Kxf5
  68. 68.Rb1 Rd3+
  69. 69.Kc6 Rd8
  70. 70.b6 Kg4
  71. 71.b7 f5
  72. 72.b8=Q Rxb8
  73. 73.Rxb8 f4
  74. 74.Kd5 f3
  75. 75.Ke4 f2
  76. 76.Rf8 Kg3
  77. 77.Ke3

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