Zoltan Balla vs Richard Reti

Budapest · 1911 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Zoltan Balla
Black Richard Reti
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 3
Date 1911.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/R7/2p2PP1/2p4p/2p1P2K/3r1P2/8/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 Bd7
  7. 7.d4 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.b3 Re8
  12. 12.Bb2 Bf8
  13. 13.f3 g6
  14. 14.Qd3 Bg7
  15. 15.Nde2 Be6
  16. 16.Na4 Qe7
  17. 17.Nf4 g5
  18. 18.Nxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Rad1 Nd7
  20. 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
  21. 21.c4 Qe5
  22. 22.Qd4 Qxd4+
  23. 23.Rxd4 c5
  24. 24.Rd5 f6
  25. 25.Kf2 Ne5
  26. 26.Nc3 Nc6
  27. 27.h4 Ne7
  28. 28.hxg5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Nxd5 Rac8
  30. 30.gxf6+ Kf7
  31. 31.Rh1 Rh8
  32. 32.Rh6 c6
  33. 33.Ne7 Ra8
  34. 34.g4 a5
  35. 35.g5 a4
  36. 36.bxa4 Rxa4
  37. 37.Nf5 Rxa2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rd2
  39. 39.Kf4 Rd3
  40. 40.Rh1 d5
  41. 41.Ra1 dxc4
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kg6
  43. 43.Kg4 h5+
  44. 44.Kh4 Rg8
  45. 45.Ne7+ Kf7
  46. 46.Nxg8+ Kxg8
  47. 47.g6

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