Alexander Alekhine vs Vasja Pirc

The Game

White	Alexander Alekhine
Black	Vasja Pirc
Result	1-0
Event	Bled
Site	Bled
Date	1931.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1R5/4pqpk/4N3/3P1rP1/1P2Qb1p/P6P/6K1 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.e3 c6
5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
6. 6.Nbd2 Be7
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.e4 dxc4
9. 9.Nxc4 c5
10. 10.Bc2 b5
11. 11.Ne3 Bb7
12. 12.e5 Nd5
13. 13.Qd3 f5
14. 14.exf6 N7xf6
15. 15.Qxb5 Qc7
16. 16.Bb3 Nf4
17. 17.Nf5 N6d5
18. 18.Bxd5 Nxd5
19. 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
20. 20.Bg5 Nf6
21. 21.Qxc5 Qe8
22. 22.Bxf6 Rxf6
23. 23.Ne5 Qh5
24. 24.f3 Qg5
25. 25.Ng4 Rf5
26. 26.Qc1 Rf4
27. 27.Qe3 Bd5
28. 28.Ne5 Qf6
29. 29.Rac1 h5
30. 30.Rc7 Rf5
31. 31.Rfc1 h4
32. 32.Rc8+ Rxc8
33. 33.Rxc8+ Kh7
34. 34.b3 h3
35. 35.g4 Rf4
36. 36.Qd3+ g6
37. 37.Rc7+ Kh6
38. 38.Qe3 Bxf3

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