Zsigmond Barasz vs Akiba Rubinstein

Bad Pistyan · 1912 · French Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Zsigmond Barasz
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Bad Pistyan
Site Bad Pistyan
Round 13
Date 1912.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4b3/p1p5/3p3p/P3k1pP/3N4/1PK2P2/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bg4
  6. 6.Be3 Ne7
  7. 7.O-O Nbc6
  8. 8.c3 Qd7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ng6
  11. 11.Qb3 Nce7
  12. 12.c4 c6
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.Bh4 Nxh4
  15. 15.Nxh4 Be6
  16. 16.Qc2 g6
  17. 17.Nhf3 Bf7
  18. 18.Re2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rae1 Kg7
  20. 20.c5 Bc7
  21. 21.Nf1 Ng8
  22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Rxe8 Bxe8
  24. 24.Qe2 Nh6
  25. 25.Ne3 Nf7
  26. 26.h3 Nd8
  27. 27.Qd2 Ne6
  28. 28.g3 h5
  29. 29.h4 Qf7
  30. 30.Ng2 Bd7
  31. 31.Qe3 Qe8
  32. 32.Nge1 Nd8
  33. 33.Qxe8 Bxe8
  34. 34.Kf1 Bd7
  35. 35.Ke2 Bg4
  36. 36.Ke3 Ne6
  37. 37.Nh2 Bh3
  38. 38.Bf1 Bxf1
  39. 39.Nxf1 g5
  40. 40.Ng2 Kg6
  41. 41.Kd3 Bd8
  42. 42.Nd2 Bc7
  43. 43.Nf1 g4
  44. 44.Nge3 f5
  45. 45.Ng2 f4
  46. 46.gxf4 Bxf4
  47. 47.a4 Bc1
  48. 48.Kc3 Bh6
  49. 49.Nd2 Kf5
  50. 50.Nb3 Ke4
  51. 51.Ne1 a6
  52. 52.Na5 Bg7
  53. 53.Nxb7 Bxd4+
  54. 54.Kc2 Nxc5
  55. 55.Nxc5+ Bxc5
  56. 56.Nd3 Be7

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