Zoltan Balla vs Rudolf Spielmann

Budapest · 1928 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Zoltan Balla
Black Rudolf Spielmann
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/3R4/7P/3pKN1r/8/8/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 Bb4
  7. 7.Bxc4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.Qe2 Bb7
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.e4 Qc8
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 a5
  14. 14.Qc2 Be7
  15. 15.Bg5 f6
  16. 16.exf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Bh6 Rf7
  18. 18.Rac1 Nf8
  19. 19.Bb3 Qd7
  20. 20.Ng3 Ng6
  21. 21.Re1 Bf8
  22. 22.Bd2 Re8
  23. 23.Re4 c5
  24. 24.Rce1 Nc7
  25. 25.Rg4 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 f5
  27. 27.Rg5 cxd4
  28. 28.Qd3 Bg7
  29. 29.Nh5 Kh8
  30. 30.Rg3 f4
  31. 31.Rxg6 hxg6
  32. 32.Nxf4 g5
  33. 33.Ng6+ Kg8
  34. 34.Bxg5 Nd5
  35. 35.Re4 Rf5
  36. 36.Rg4 Qf7
  37. 37.Bh6 Rxf3
  38. 38.Qd1 Rxf2
  39. 39.Ne5 Rf1+
  40. 40.Qxf1 Qxf1+
  41. 41.Kxf1 Kh7
  42. 42.Rxg7+ Kxh6
  43. 43.Rg6+ Kh7
  44. 44.Bxd5 exd5
  45. 45.Rg5 Rc8
  46. 46.Nd3 Rc4
  47. 47.Rxd5 Rxa4
  48. 48.h4 Rc4
  49. 49.Ke2 a4
  50. 50.Rb5 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kf3 a3
  52. 52.bxa3 Rc3
  53. 53.Ke4 Rxa3
  54. 54.Rxb6 Ra1
  55. 55.Nf4 Rh1
  56. 56.h5 Rh4
  57. 57.Rd6

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