Moritz Billecard vs Akiba Rubinstein

Ostende-B · 1907 · Philidor Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Moritz Billecard
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Ostende-B
Site Ostende
Round 24
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k3/6p1/4P2p/r6P/6P1/p2K4/1R6 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nd7
  4. 4.Bc4 c6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.c3 Ngf6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nc5
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.f3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Ne4 Nb6
  14. 14.Ba2 Nxe4
  15. 15.fxe4 c5
  16. 16.Qh5 Rf8
  17. 17.Nf3 Be6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Bg5 Qe8
  20. 20.Qxe8 Raxe8
  21. 21.Bxe7 Rxe7
  22. 22.Ne5 Nd7
  23. 23.Nc4 Nb6
  24. 24.Ne5 a5
  25. 25.Red1 g6
  26. 26.g3 Kg7
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Kg2 Rfe8
  29. 29.b3 c4
  30. 30.bxc4 Rc8
  31. 31.Rd4 Rc5
  32. 32.Nd3 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 Nxc4
  34. 34.Kf2 Rc7
  35. 35.Nf4 Kf6
  36. 36.Ke2 Rd7
  37. 37.Nd3 e5
  38. 38.Rf1+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rb1 b6
  40. 40.Rg1 Rd8
  41. 41.Rb1 Ke6
  42. 42.Rd1 Nd6
  43. 43.Nf2 Rc8
  44. 44.Kd3 Nb7
  45. 45.Kc2 Nc5
  46. 46.Ra1 Rd8
  47. 47.Rb1 Nxa4
  48. 48.Nd3 Rc8
  49. 49.Rb5 Rxc3+
  50. 50.Kd2 Rc4
  51. 51.Rxe5+ Kf6
  52. 52.Re8 Nc5
  53. 53.e5+ Kf7
  54. 54.Rd8 Ke7
  55. 55.Rd5 Nxd3
  56. 56.Rxd3 a4
  57. 57.Rd6 a3
  58. 58.Rxb6 Ra4
  59. 59.Rb1 a2

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