Efim Bogoljubow vs Akiba Rubinstein

Stockholm/Gothenburg m · 1920 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Efim Bogoljubow
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Stockholm/Gothenburg m
Site Gothenburg
Round 7
Date 1920.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7Q/6K1/2kp1PR1/8/8/3p4/8/7r b - - 0 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nxb5
  7. 7.d4 d5
  8. 8.Ng5 Nd6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qh5 g6
  11. 11.Qh6 Nf5
  12. 12.Ngxf7 Nxh6
  13. 13.Bxh6 Qd6
  14. 14.Nxd6+ cxd6
  15. 15.Nd3 Be6
  16. 16.Rae1 Kd7
  17. 17.Re3 Bf6
  18. 18.Nf4 Rhe8
  19. 19.Nxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.Rxe6 Kxe6
  21. 21.c3 b5
  22. 22.Re1+ Kd7
  23. 23.Bd2 b4
  24. 24.Kf1 a5
  25. 25.Ke2 a4
  26. 26.Kd3 bxc3
  27. 27.Bxc3 Bg5
  28. 28.g3 h5
  29. 29.f4 Bh6
  30. 30.Bd2 Rb8
  31. 31.Bc3 h4
  32. 32.Rf1 Re8
  33. 33.gxh4 Re4
  34. 34.Bd2 Ke7
  35. 35.b4 axb3
  36. 36.axb3 Kd7
  37. 37.h3 Ke7
  38. 38.Be3 Kf6
  39. 39.b4 Re7
  40. 40.b5 Rb7
  41. 41.Rb1 Bf8
  42. 42.Bd2 Be7
  43. 43.b6 Bd8
  44. 44.Ba5 Ke6
  45. 45.Rc1 Rb8
  46. 46.Re1+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rb1 Ke6
  48. 48.Rg1 Kf7
  49. 49.Rb1 Rb7
  50. 50.Kc3 Ke6
  51. 51.Kd3 Bxh4
  52. 52.Ke3 Bd8
  53. 53.Kf3 Bf6
  54. 54.Rb4 Kf5
  55. 55.Rb5 Ke6
  56. 56.Bc3 Bd8
  57. 57.Ba5 Bf6
  58. 58.Rb4 Kf5
  59. 59.Rb5 Ke6
  60. 60.Bc3 Bd8
  61. 61.Ba5 Bf6
  62. 62.Ke3 Bh4
  63. 63.Rb2 Be7
  64. 64.Kf3 Rb8
  65. 65.Rb1 Rb7
  66. 66.Re1+ Kd7
  67. 67.Rg1 Bf6
  68. 68.Ke3 Bd8
  69. 69.Rxg6 Kc6
  70. 70.f5 Bxb6
  71. 71.Bxb6 Rxb6
  72. 72.h4 Rb3+
  73. 73.Kf4 Rd3
  74. 74.h5 Rxd4+
  75. 75.Kg5 Rd1
  76. 76.h6 Rh1
  77. 77.f6 Rg1+
  78. 78.Kf5 Rf1+
  79. 79.Ke6 Re1+
  80. 80.Kf7 d4
  81. 81.h7 Rh1
  82. 82.Kg7 d3
  83. 83.h8=Q

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