Ossip Bernstein vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Ossip Bernstein
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C83)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/6p1/1kr3B1/1p1K3P/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 Be7
  11. 11.Qe2 d4
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.cxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nb3 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 O-O
  17. 17.Rd1 Rxf2
  18. 18.Be3 Rxe2
  19. 19.Bxd4 c5
  20. 20.Bc3 b4
  21. 21.Kf1 Re4
  22. 22.Be1 Rxe5
  23. 23.Bg3 Rd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Rd1 c4
  26. 26.Rxd5 cxb3
  27. 27.Rd3 a5
  28. 28.Rxb3 a4
  29. 29.Re3 Bf6
  30. 30.Re2 a3
  31. 31.bxa3 bxa3
  32. 32.Ra2 Bb2
  33. 33.Bd6 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke2 Ra6
  35. 35.Bc5 Ra5
  36. 36.Bb4 Ra4
  37. 37.Bc5 Ke6
  38. 38.Kd3 Kf5
  39. 39.Bf8 Kg4
  40. 40.Ke3 Ra6
  41. 41.Bc5 h5
  42. 42.Ke4 h4
  43. 43.Ke3 Ra4
  44. 44.Bd6 h3
  45. 45.gxh3+ Kxh3
  46. 46.Kf3 Kh4
  47. 47.Be7+ Kh5
  48. 48.Ke3 g5
  49. 49.Bc5 Kg6
  50. 50.Bd6 Kf5
  51. 51.Bc5 Ke6
  52. 52.Kf3 Kf5
  53. 53.Ke3 Re4+
  54. 54.Kf2 Ra4
  55. 55.Ke3 Rh4
  56. 56.Bd6 Rh3+
  57. 57.Bg3 Be5
  58. 58.Kf3 g4+
  59. 59.Kg2 Bb2
  60. 60.Kf2 Ke4
  61. 61.Ke2 Rh6
  62. 62.Kd2 Rh8
  63. 63.Bc7 Rf8
  64. 64.Bg3 Rf3
  65. 65.Bb8 Kd5
  66. 66.Kc2 Kc4
  67. 67.Bg3 Rc3+
  68. 68.Kd2 Kb3
  69. 69.Rxb2+ axb2

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