Alexander Alekhine vs Jose Raul Capablanca

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/Q4pp1/P6p/2pp4/8/1qP5/KP1R3P/8 w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nf5 Bxf5
  9. 9.exf5 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nd7
  11. 11.Nd5 Bf6
  12. 12.c3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Qf3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Be3 c5
  17. 17.Re2 Re5
  18. 18.Rae1 Rae8
  19. 19.Qb7 Qxf5
  20. 20.Qxc7 Qe6
  21. 21.Qxa7 Nd5
  22. 22.Kf1 Nf4
  23. 23.Rd2 Nxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 Qg4+
  25. 25.Kf1 Qh3+
  26. 26.Ke2 Rxe3+
  27. 27.fxe3 Qxe3+
  28. 28.Kd1 Qxe1+
  29. 29.Kc2 Qe4+
  30. 30.Kb3 Qc6
  31. 31.a4 d5
  32. 32.a5 Qb5+
  33. 33.Ka3 Rb8
  34. 34.Ka2 h6
  35. 35.a6 Qb3+

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