Alexander Alekhine vs Jose Raul Capablanca

St Petersburg f · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg f
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

8/pp2k2p/2p2pp1/2bb4/5B2/P2BKP2/1PP3PP/8 w - - 9 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 dxc3
  7. 7.exf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.dxc3 Qe5+
  9. 9.Qe2 Qxe2+
  10. 10.Bxe2 d5
  11. 11.Bf4 c6
  12. 12.c4 Be6
  13. 13.cxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.O-O Bc5
  15. 15.Rfe1 O-O
  16. 16.Bd3 Rfe8
  17. 17.a3 f6
  18. 18.Kf1 g6
  19. 19.f3 Kf7
  20. 20.Rxe8 Rxe8
  21. 21.Re1 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Kxe1 Ke7
  23. 23.Ke2 Bd6
  24. 24.Ke3 Bc5+
  25. 25.Ke2 Bd6
  26. 26.Ke3 Bc5+

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