Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubow

World Championship 14th · 1929 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 14th
Site GER/NLD
Round 3
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/Q7/4k3/P7/8/6K1/8/4q3 w - - 9 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Kxd1 Bxc5
  10. 10.e4 Bg6
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Bf4 Nh5
  14. 14.Bd2 Rb8
  15. 15.Kc2 e5
  16. 16.Rhe1 Nf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 exf4
  18. 18.Rad1 Ke7
  19. 19.Ne2 Bf2
  20. 20.Nd4 Rbc8
  21. 21.Rf1 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Rhd8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rxd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 f6
  25. 25.Kc3 Be8
  26. 26.b3 Rc7
  27. 27.Bg8 h5
  28. 28.Kc4 h4
  29. 29.h3 Rd7
  30. 30.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  31. 31.Kc5 g5
  32. 32.Bc4 Kc7
  33. 33.Be6 Bh5
  34. 34.b4 Bg6
  35. 35.Bc4 Be8
  36. 36.Be6 Bg6
  37. 37.a5 Bh5
  38. 38.Bc4 Be8
  39. 39.Be6 Bh5
  40. 40.Bb3 Be8
  41. 41.Bc4 Bg6
  42. 42.b5 cxb5
  43. 43.Bxb5 Bf7
  44. 44.Bc4 Bg6
  45. 45.Be6 Kd8
  46. 46.Kd6 Ke8
  47. 47.e5 fxe5
  48. 48.Kxe5 Ke7
  49. 49.Bf5 Bf7
  50. 50.Bd3 Be6
  51. 51.Bg6 Bc4
  52. 52.Kf5 Bf1
  53. 53.Bh5 Bxg2
  54. 54.Bg4 Kd6
  55. 55.Kxg5 Ke5
  56. 56.Kxh4 Kd4
  57. 57.Kg5 Ke3
  58. 58.h4 Bxf3
  59. 59.Bxf3 Kxf3
  60. 60.h5 Ke4
  61. 61.h6 f3
  62. 62.h7 f2
  63. 63.h8=Q f1=Q
  64. 64.Qa8+ Ke5
  65. 65.Qb8+ Ke6
  66. 66.Qxa7 Qf5+
  67. 67.Kh4 Qf4+
  68. 68.Kh3 Qf3+
  69. 69.Kh2 Qe2+
  70. 70.Kg3 Qe1+

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