Horace Ransom Bigelow vs Alexander Alekhine

Bradley Beach · 1929 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Horace Ransom Bigelow
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 0-1
Event Bradley Beach
Site Bradley Beach
Round 3
Date 1929.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1r5p/5R1P/1p2P3/1K4pk/8/8 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Ne5 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Nxc6 e3
  9. 9.fxe3 dxc6
  10. 10.Qb3 Qh4+
  11. 11.Kd2 c5
  12. 12.g3 Qg5
  13. 13.dxc5 Qxc5
  14. 14.a3 Bxc3+
  15. 15.Qxc3 O-O
  16. 16.Bg2 Rd8+
  17. 17.Kc2 Bf5+
  18. 18.e4 Rd4
  19. 19.b4 Qxc4
  20. 20.Qxc4 Rxc4+
  21. 21.Kd3 Be6
  22. 22.Rac1 Rd8+
  23. 23.Ke3 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 c6
  25. 25.Rc3 Kf8
  26. 26.Rd3 Ra8
  27. 27.e5 a5
  28. 28.b5 cxb5
  29. 29.Bxb7 Rb8
  30. 30.Bd5 Ke7
  31. 31.Kd4 b4
  32. 32.axb4 Bxd5
  33. 33.Kxd5 axb4
  34. 34.Kc4 Ke6
  35. 35.Kb3 Rb7
  36. 36.Rd4 Kxe5
  37. 37.e3 f5
  38. 38.Rf4 g5
  39. 39.Rc4 Rb6
  40. 40.Rc8 Ke4
  41. 41.Re8+ Kf3
  42. 42.Rf8 Kg2
  43. 43.h4 g4
  44. 44.Rxf5 Kxg3
  45. 45.h5 Kh3
  46. 46.e4 g3

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