Efim Bogoljubow vs Savielly Tartakower

Zandvoort · 1936 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Efim Bogoljubow
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zandvoort
Site Zandvoort
Round 5
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/7K/5k2/7P/8/8/8 w - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Rc1 Bb7
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.a3 cxd4
  15. 15.e4 Bb7
  16. 16.Rc7 Qd8
  17. 17.Rxb7 Nc5
  18. 18.Ba6 Nxa6
  19. 19.Qxd4 Nc5
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  21. 21.Rc7 Nxe4
  22. 22.Ne5 f6
  23. 23.Nc6 Rd2
  24. 24.f3 Nc5
  25. 25.b4 Rd7
  26. 26.Rxd7 Nxd7
  27. 27.Rd1 Nf8
  28. 28.a4 Kf7
  29. 29.a5 bxa5
  30. 30.bxa5 Ke8
  31. 31.Rb1 Kd7
  32. 32.Nd4 Rc8
  33. 33.a6 e5
  34. 34.Rb7+ Kd8
  35. 35.Nb5 Rc1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rb1
  37. 37.Rb8+ Ke7
  38. 38.Nxa7 Rxb8
  39. 39.Nc6+ Kd6
  40. 40.Nxb8 Kc7
  41. 41.a7 Kb7
  42. 42.Nc6 Ne6
  43. 43.Ke3 Nc7
  44. 44.Ne7 Kxa7
  45. 45.f4 exf4+
  46. 46.Kxf4 Kb6
  47. 47.Kf5 Kc5
  48. 48.Kg6 Ne6
  49. 49.g3 Kd4
  50. 50.Nf5+ Ke4
  51. 51.Nxg7 Nxg7
  52. 52.Kxg7 f5
  53. 53.Kxh6 f4
  54. 54.gxf4 Kxf4
  55. 55.h4 Kf5

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