Efim Bogoljubow vs Rudolf Spielmann

Noordwijk · 1938 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Efim Bogoljubow
Black Rudolf Spielmann
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 4
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/6kP/p7/8/8/pK6/8 w - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Rxc3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qc2 h6
  12. 12.O-O dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 b6
  14. 14.Bd3 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.Bh7+ Kh8
  17. 17.Ne5 a5
  18. 18.Be4 Bb7
  19. 19.Bxb7 Qxb7
  20. 20.Rd1 Rad8
  21. 21.f3 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 Kg8
  23. 23.Qd6 Qb8
  24. 24.Qxb8 Rxb8
  25. 25.Kf2 Rb7
  26. 26.Ke2 Kf8
  27. 27.b3 Ke7
  28. 28.e4 Rc7
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.Ke3 Kd6
  31. 31.Nc4+ Kc6
  32. 32.a3 Ra7
  33. 33.g3 f6
  34. 34.e5 fxe5
  35. 35.Nxe5+ Kd5
  36. 36.f4 Na6
  37. 37.Rd3+ Kc5
  38. 38.Rd8 Nc7
  39. 39.Kd3 Nd5
  40. 40.Rh8 a4
  41. 41.b4+ Kb5
  42. 42.Rxh5 Nxb4+
  43. 43.axb4 a3
  44. 44.Kc3 a2
  45. 45.Nc4+ Kc6
  46. 46.Na5+ Rxa5
  47. 47.Rxa5 bxa5
  48. 48.b5+ Kxb5
  49. 49.Kb2 e5
  50. 50.fxe5 Kc5
  51. 51.h5 Kd5
  52. 52.g4 Kxe5
  53. 53.g5 Kf5
  54. 54.h6 gxh6
  55. 55.gxh6 Kg6

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