Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein

The Game

White	Alexander Alekhine
Black	Akiba Rubinstein
Result	1-0
Event	The Hague
Site	The Hague
Round	9
Date	1921.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves	50

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3P3p/8/5Kp1/7k/2p5/1bR3P1/7R b - - 6 50

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.c4 a6
4. 4.c5 Nc6
5. 5.Bf4 Nge7
6. 6.Nc3 Ng6
7. 7.Be3 b6
8. 8.cxb6 cxb6
9. 9.h4 Bd6
10. 10.h5 Nge7
11. 11.h6 g6
12. 12.Bg5 O-O
13. 13.Bf6 b5
14. 14.e3 Bd7
15. 15.Bd3 Rc8
16. 16.a4 b4
17. 17.Ne2 Qb6
18. 18.Nc1 Rc7
19. 19.Nb3 Na5
20. 20.Nc5 Nc4
21. 21.Bxc4 dxc4
22. 22.Ne5 Bxe5
23. 23.Bxe7 Bd6
24. 24.Bxf8 Bxf8
25. 25.Nxd7 Rxd7
26. 26.a5 Qc6
27. 27.Qf3 Rd5
28. 28.Rc1 Qc7
29. 29.Qe2 c3
30. 30.bxc3 bxc3
31. 31.Qxa6 Rxa5
32. 32.Qd3 Ba3
33. 33.Rc2 Bb2
34. 34.Ke2 Qc6
35. 35.f3 f5
36. 36.Rb1 Qd6
37. 37.Qc4 Kf7
38. 38.Qc8 Qa6+
39. 39.Qxa6 Rxa6
40. 40.e4 g5
41. 41.Kd3 Kg6
42. 42.d5 fxe4+
43. 43.fxe4 exd5
44. 44.exd5 Ra4
45. 45.Rd1 Kxh6
46. 46.d6 Kh5
47. 47.d7 Ra8
48. 48.Ke4 Rd8
49. 49.Kf5 Kh4
50. 50.Rh1+

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