Efim Bogoljubow vs Max Euwe

Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch · 1937 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Efim Bogoljubow
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch
Site Bad Nauheim
Round 2
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/pb1k1p2/1p3Pp1/1P2K3/7P/P1N5/8 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Qb3 Qc8
  8. 8.Bd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rc1 Be7
  10. 10.Nh4 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.g4 Bg6
  13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.Bg2 Qd7
  15. 15.g5 Nh7
  16. 16.f4 Na5
  17. 17.Qb5 Nc4
  18. 18.Bf1 Rc8
  19. 19.Rg1 Qxb5
  20. 20.Nxb5 a6
  21. 21.Nc3 Nxd2
  22. 22.Kxd2 Nf8
  23. 23.Bg2 Nd7
  24. 24.e4 dxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Bb4+
  26. 26.Ke3 Ke7
  27. 27.Nf2 Bd6
  28. 28.Rxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Nd3 b5
  30. 30.Rc1 Rxc1
  31. 31.Nxc1 Nb6
  32. 32.Nd3 Nc4+
  33. 33.Ke2 Bc7
  34. 34.b3 Nd6
  35. 35.Ne5 Nf5
  36. 36.d5 exd5
  37. 37.Bxd5 Nd4+
  38. 38.Ke3 Ne6
  39. 39.Nc6+ Kd7
  40. 40.Bxe6+ Kxe6
  41. 41.Ke4 f5+
  42. 42.gxf6 gxf6
  43. 43.Nd4+ Kd6
  44. 44.f5 g5
  45. 45.Nc2 Ba5
  46. 46.b4 Bb6

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