Efim Bogoljubow vs Akiba Rubinstein

Stockholm/Gothenburg m · 1920 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Efim Bogoljubow
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Stockholm/Gothenburg m
Site Gothenburg
Round 3
Date 1920.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5q1/p1pkr1pN/1pbp1N1n/8/3P1PP1/2B2Q1P/PP5K/4R3 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxe5 Qe7
  6. 6.f4 Nxb5
  7. 7.Nxb5 d6
  8. 8.Nf3 Qxe4+
  9. 9.Kf2 Ng4+
  10. 10.Kg3 Kd8
  11. 11.h3 Nh6
  12. 12.d4 Be7
  13. 13.Re1 Qg6+
  14. 14.Kh2 Re8
  15. 15.c4 Bf5
  16. 16.Bd2 Bc2
  17. 17.Qe2 Qd3
  18. 18.Qf2 Qxc4
  19. 19.Na3 Qa4
  20. 20.g4 Bd3
  21. 21.Re3 Ba6
  22. 22.Rae1 Kd7
  23. 23.Ng5 Qc6
  24. 24.Bc3 Qd5
  25. 25.Nxh7 b6
  26. 26.Nc2 f6
  27. 27.Nb4 Qg8
  28. 28.Qf3 Bb5
  29. 29.Nd5 Bc6
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Rxe7
  31. 31.Ndxf6+

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