Ossip Bernstein vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 97 moves

The Game

White Ossip Bernstein
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 97
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p6/6kp/p2p4/P2P2P1/1P3K2/8 b - - 15 97

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 Bc5
  6. 6.d3 O-O
  7. 7.Ne2 d5
  8. 8.Nexd4 exd4
  9. 9.e5 Ne8
  10. 10.Bxe8 Rxe8
  11. 11.O-O Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Rxe5
  14. 14.Bf4 Re6
  15. 15.Rae1 Qd7
  16. 16.Rxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Be5 Bb6
  18. 18.Qg4 c5
  19. 19.f4 Rf8
  20. 20.Rf3 Bd8
  21. 21.Rg3 Bf6
  22. 22.Qe2 Qf7
  23. 23.Rf3 h6
  24. 24.Rf1 b6
  25. 25.Re1 Bh4
  26. 26.Rf1 Qg6
  27. 27.Rf3 h5
  28. 28.g3 Bf6
  29. 29.Kg2 Qf5
  30. 30.Bxf6 Rxf6
  31. 31.h4 Kh7
  32. 32.Rf2 Kg6
  33. 33.Qe1 Kf7
  34. 34.Re2 Qg6
  35. 35.Re5 Rf5
  36. 36.Kf2 a5
  37. 37.Re2 Qf6
  38. 38.Kg2 Ke7
  39. 39.Qd2 Kf7
  40. 40.Qe1 g6
  41. 41.Qd2 Qe7
  42. 42.Qe1 Qd6
  43. 43.Qf2 Qc6
  44. 44.Re1 a4
  45. 45.Kh3 Qd6
  46. 46.Qd2 Ke7
  47. 47.Kg2 Kd7
  48. 48.Qe2 Qe7
  49. 49.Qd2 Kd6
  50. 50.Qf2 Qf6
  51. 51.Qf1 Qg7
  52. 52.Qf2 Qf6
  53. 53.Qf1 Qe7
  54. 54.Qf2 e5
  55. 55.fxe5+ Qxe5
  56. 56.Qd2 Qf6
  57. 57.Qh6 Rf2+
  58. 58.Kg1 Rf3
  59. 59.Kg2 Rf2+
  60. 60.Kg1 Kc6
  61. 61.Re6+ Qxe6
  62. 62.Kxf2 Qf5+
  63. 63.Kg2 c4
  64. 64.Qh8 cxd3
  65. 65.Qe8+ Kd6
  66. 66.Qd8+ Kc6
  67. 67.Qe8+ Kd6
  68. 68.Qd8+ Kc5
  69. 69.Qe7+ Kc4
  70. 70.Qc7+ Kb5
  71. 71.cxd3 Qe6
  72. 72.Qc2 Qe1
  73. 73.Kh2 Ka5
  74. 74.Kg2 Qb4
  75. 75.a3 Qe1
  76. 76.Kh2 Kb5
  77. 77.Kg2 Qe7
  78. 78.Qd2 Kc6
  79. 79.Kf3 Qe3+
  80. 80.Qxe3 dxe3
  81. 81.Kxe3 Kc5
  82. 82.Kd2 Kd4
  83. 83.Ke2 Ke5
  84. 84.Ke3 d4+
  85. 85.Kf2 Kf6
  86. 86.Kg2 Ke5
  87. 87.Kf2 Kf5
  88. 88.Kf3 g5
  89. 89.hxg5 Kxg5
  90. 90.Kf2 Kf5
  91. 91.Kf3 Kg5
  92. 92.Kf2 Kf6
  93. 93.Kf3 Kf5
  94. 94.Kf2 Kg4
  95. 95.Kg2 Kf5
  96. 96.Kf3 Kg5
  97. 97.Kf2

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