Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubow

World Championship 14th · 1929 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 14th
Site GER/NLD
Round 23
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 83
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/6K1/7P/8/8/2k5/7r/8 b - - 4 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Bf4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Nxc5
  15. 15.Qe3 Qd3
  16. 16.b4 Qxe3
  17. 17.Bxe3 Nd3
  18. 18.a3 Nb2
  19. 19.Rac1 Rfc8
  20. 20.c5 bxc5
  21. 21.bxc5 Na4
  22. 22.Rc2 Nb6
  23. 23.Rb1 Nd5
  24. 24.Bd4 f6
  25. 25.c6 a5
  26. 26.Bb2 Rab8
  27. 27.Rd1 Kf7
  28. 28.Nd4 g6
  29. 29.g3 Rb6
  30. 30.Kg2 a4
  31. 31.Re2 Nc7
  32. 32.f4 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc2 Rd5
  34. 34.Rdd2 Bd6
  35. 35.Nf3 Ke7
  36. 36.Rxd5 Nxd5
  37. 37.Kf2 Rb5
  38. 38.Bd4 Kd8
  39. 39.Nd2 Bxa3
  40. 40.Ra2 Bb4
  41. 41.Nc4 Bc3
  42. 42.Bxc3 Nxc3
  43. 43.Rc2 Nd5
  44. 44.Nd6 Rb3
  45. 45.Rc5 Rb6
  46. 46.Nb5 Nc7
  47. 47.Nxc7 Kxc7
  48. 48.Ra5 Rb2+
  49. 49.Ke3 Rb4
  50. 50.Ra6 e5
  51. 51.fxe5 fxe5
  52. 52.Kd3 h5
  53. 53.Kc3 Rg4
  54. 54.Ra5 Kxc6
  55. 55.Rxe5 Kd6
  56. 56.Ra5 Ke6
  57. 57.Kd3 h4
  58. 58.Ke2 Rb4
  59. 59.Kf3 Kf6
  60. 60.gxh4 Rxh4
  61. 61.Kg3 g5
  62. 62.Ra6+ Kf5
  63. 63.Ra5+ Kg6
  64. 64.Ra8 Rb4
  65. 65.h3 Rc4
  66. 66.Ra7 Kf6
  67. 67.Ra6+ Ke5
  68. 68.Ra5+ Kd4
  69. 69.Kg4 Kc3+
  70. 70.Kxg5 Kb4
  71. 71.Ra8 Rc5+
  72. 72.Kg6 Ra5
  73. 73.Rb8+ Kc3
  74. 74.h4 a3
  75. 75.Rb1 Ra6+
  76. 76.Kg7 a2
  77. 77.Ra1 Ra7+
  78. 78.Kg6 Kb2
  79. 79.Rxa2+ Rxa2
  80. 80.h5 Kc3
  81. 81.h6 Rg2+
  82. 82.Kf7 Rh2
  83. 83.Kg7

More Alexander Alekhine Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Alexander Alekhine games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.