Alexander Alekhine vs Johannes Van den Bosch

Bad Nauheim · 1936 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Alexander Alekhine
Black Johannes Van den Bosch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Nauheim
Site Bad Nauheim
Round 1
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1K1k4/P3N3/n7/8/8 w - - 29 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Be2 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Bxf3 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.d4 Bb6
  11. 11.h3 exd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bxb6 axb6
  14. 14.e5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bxb7 Ra7
  16. 16.Be4 f5
  17. 17.Bd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5+ Kh8
  19. 19.f4 c6
  20. 20.Qd4 Nf7
  21. 21.Rae1 d5
  22. 22.Re6 Nd6
  23. 23.Rfe1 Rd7
  24. 24.b4 Rf6
  25. 25.Rxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Re6 Kg7
  27. 27.Ne2 Kf7
  28. 28.Re3 Re7
  29. 29.Ng3 Nc4
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Qxe7
  31. 31.b5 Qe3+
  32. 32.Qxe3 Nxe3
  33. 33.bxc6 Ke6
  34. 34.Nh5 d4
  35. 35.Nxf6 Kd6
  36. 36.Nxh7 Nxc2
  37. 37.Kf2 d3
  38. 38.h4 d2
  39. 39.Ke2 Ne3
  40. 40.Kxd2 Nxg2
  41. 41.h5 Nxf4
  42. 42.Nf6 Kxc6
  43. 43.h6 Ng6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kd6
  45. 45.Kd4 Nh8
  46. 46.Nd5 b5
  47. 47.h7 Nf7
  48. 48.a3 Ke6
  49. 49.Nc7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nxb5 Kg7
  51. 51.a4 Nd8
  52. 52.Kc5 f4
  53. 53.Nd4 Nb7+
  54. 54.Kb6 Nd6
  55. 55.Ne6+ Kxh7
  56. 56.Nxf4 Kg7
  57. 57.Kc7 Nc4
  58. 58.Nd3 Kf6
  59. 59.Nb2 Na5
  60. 60.Kb6 Nb3
  61. 61.Nd3 Ke7
  62. 62.Kc7 Na5
  63. 63.Nc5 Nc4
  64. 64.Ne4 Ke6
  65. 65.Nc3 Na5
  66. 66.Ne4 Kd5
  67. 67.Kb6 Nc4+
  68. 68.Kb5 Na3+
  69. 69.Kb4 Nc2+
  70. 70.Kb5 Na3+

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