Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein

Baden-Baden · 1925 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Baden-Baden
Site Baden-Baden
Date 1925.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/1p3rpp/pN3p2/2R5/4pP2/1P1bP3/1P3P1P/2KR4 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bd6
  7. 7.g3 Ne7
  8. 8.Bf4 Bxf4
  9. 9.gxf4 Nf5
  10. 10.e3 Nd7
  11. 11.Bd3 Nf6
  12. 12.Ne5 Qe7
  13. 13.Na4 Ne4
  14. 14.Nb6 Rb8
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.d5 f6
  17. 17.Nec4 cxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qf7
  19. 19.Ncb6 O-O
  20. 20.Nc7 Qxb3
  21. 21.axb3 Nh4
  22. 22.O-O-O Bg4
  23. 23.Rd4 Nf5
  24. 24.Rc4 Nd6
  25. 25.Rc5 Rf7
  26. 26.Rg1 Be2
  27. 27.Ne6 Nb5
  28. 28.Nd4 Bd3
  29. 29.Nxb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.Rd1 Bd3

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