Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubow

Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch · 1937 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1-0
Event Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch
Site Bad Nauheim
Round 1
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/8/5K2/3k3P/8/4p3/1P4P1/2N5 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 c5
  11. 11.O-O Nbd7
  12. 12.Qe2 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxh4
  14. 14.Nc3 Bf6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qe7
  16. 16.Ba6 Rab8
  17. 17.Bxb7 Rxb7
  18. 18.Ne4 cxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Rd8
  20. 20.Qa6 Nb8
  21. 21.Nxf6+ gxf6
  22. 22.Qe2 Rbd7
  23. 23.Rd3 Rd5
  24. 24.Rdc3 Kh7
  25. 25.h3 a5
  26. 26.a3 Rg8
  27. 27.Rc7 Nd7
  28. 28.R1c6 Qf8
  29. 29.Qc2+ f5
  30. 30.Rc8 Qe7
  31. 31.Rxg8 Kxg8
  32. 32.Qc1 Kg7
  33. 33.Qf4 Qd8
  34. 34.a4 b5
  35. 35.Qg3+ Kf8
  36. 36.Rd6 Qa8
  37. 37.axb5 Qb7
  38. 38.Rxd5 Qxd5
  39. 39.b6 Qc6
  40. 40.Qc7 Qxc7
  41. 41.bxc7 Nb6
  42. 42.Ne5 Ke7
  43. 43.Nc4 Nc8
  44. 44.Nxa5 Kd7
  45. 45.Kh2 Kxc7
  46. 46.Kg3 Kd6
  47. 47.Kh4 Kd5
  48. 48.Kh5 Kxd4
  49. 49.Kxh6 e5
  50. 50.Kg5 f4
  51. 51.h4 f6+
  52. 52.Kxf6 e4
  53. 53.Nb3+ Kd5
  54. 54.h5 e3
  55. 55.fxe3 fxe3
  56. 56.Nc1

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