Joseph Blackburne vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/2p1k1p1/pp3pP1/2p2P1P/P1P1BK2/1P6/6b1 b - - 1 47

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.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Re1+ Nge7
  8. 8.c3 Qd7
  9. 9.Nbd2 f6
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O
  11. 11.Ne3 Bh5
  12. 12.Bd2 Rae8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nd8
  14. 14.Ng3 Bg6
  15. 15.Qc2 Nf7
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nh4 Nh8
  18. 18.Qd3 Kf7
  19. 19.f4 Qg4
  20. 20.Qe2 Qc8
  21. 21.Qf3 c6
  22. 22.Re2 Ng8
  23. 23.Rae1 Rxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 Re8
  25. 25.Qxe8+ Qxe8
  26. 26.Rxe8 Kxe8
  27. 27.Ne2 Ne7
  28. 28.Nf3 Nf7
  29. 29.g4 Bc7
  30. 30.Be3 Nd6
  31. 31.Nd2 Kd7
  32. 32.Kg2 Ke6
  33. 33.h3 Nc4
  34. 34.Nxc4 dxc4
  35. 35.Kf3 a5
  36. 36.Ng3 f5
  37. 37.g5 Nd5
  38. 38.Bd2 b5
  39. 39.Ne2 Nb6
  40. 40.h4 Bd6
  41. 41.a3 Na4
  42. 42.Bc1 Be7
  43. 43.Ke3 Bf8
  44. 44.Ng1 Nc5
  45. 45.dxc5 Bxc5+
  46. 46.Kf3 Bxg1
  47. 47.Be3

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