Alexander Alekhine vs Fritz Saemisch

The Game

White	Alexander Alekhine
Black	Fritz Saemisch
Result	1-0
Event	Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch
Site	Bad Nauheim
Round	2
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3b1k1/P3P2p/R7/1p3Q2/4P1p1/3P3P/5q2/R6K b - - 0 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Qe2 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.a4 Bg4
10. 10.h3 Bh5
11. 11.g4 Bg6
12. 12.d3 Na5
13. 13.Bc2 Nd7
14. 14.b4 Nb7
15. 15.Na3 c6
16. 16.Bb3 Nb6
17. 17.a5 Nd7
18. 18.Be3 Kh8
19. 19.c4 Nf6
20. 20.cxb5 axb5
21. 21.Nxb5 Qd7
22. 22.a6 Nd8
23. 23.Nc3 Nxg4
24. 24.b5 Nxe3
25. 25.fxe3 cxb5
26. 26.Bd5 Ne6
27. 27.Bxa8 Rxa8
28. 28.Qb2 Nc7
29. 29.Kg2 f6
30. 30.Qb3 Be8
31. 31.a7 g6
32. 32.Ra5 Kg7
33. 33.Rfa1 Bf7
34. 34.Nd5 Nxd5
35. 35.exd5 Be8
36. 36.e4 f5
37. 37.Ra6 g5
38. 38.Qc3 g4
39. 39.Nxe5 dxe5
40. 40.Qxe5+ Kg8
41. 41.d6 Qc8
42. 42.dxe7 Qc2+
43. 43.Kh1 Qf2
44. 44.Qxf5

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