Alfred Brinckmann vs Akiba Rubinstein

Budapest · 1929 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 80 moves

The Game

White Alfred Brinckmann
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/p1p3K1/PpP5/1P4k1/8 w - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 dxc3
  7. 7.exf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.dxc3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 c6
  11. 11.Bd3 d5
  12. 12.Qd2 Bf5
  13. 13.Rfe1 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Re2 Qg6
  16. 16.Qxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Rae1 Bf8
  18. 18.Bf4 Rxe2
  19. 19.Rxe2 f6
  20. 20.Kf1 Kf7
  21. 21.h3 g5
  22. 22.Bg3 b5
  23. 23.Ke1 Rd8
  24. 24.f3 Rd7
  25. 25.Kd2 a5
  26. 26.a3 a4
  27. 27.Kd3 Bc5
  28. 28.Re1 Rd8
  29. 29.Bc7 Rc8
  30. 30.Bg3 Rd8
  31. 31.Bc7 Rc8
  32. 32.Bg3 Rh8
  33. 33.Re2 Ra8
  34. 34.Bc7 Ra7
  35. 35.Bg3 Rd7
  36. 36.Re1 Ba7
  37. 37.Re2 Bb6
  38. 38.Bf2 c5
  39. 39.Kd2 Rd6
  40. 40.Bg3 Rc6
  41. 41.Bf2 Bc7
  42. 42.Kd1 Be5
  43. 43.Kc1 Kg6
  44. 44.Kb1 Kf5
  45. 45.Rd2 Ke6
  46. 46.Re2 Kd6
  47. 47.Rd2 Rc8
  48. 48.Rd1 Kc6
  49. 49.Rd2 Re8
  50. 50.Re2 Re6
  51. 51.h4 Kd6
  52. 52.hxg5 fxg5
  53. 53.Re1 c4
  54. 54.Ba7 Re8
  55. 55.Be3 g4
  56. 56.fxg4 Re6
  57. 57.g5 Bg3
  58. 58.Bc5+ Kd7
  59. 59.Rxe6 Kxe6
  60. 60.Bd4 g6
  61. 61.Be3 Kf5
  62. 62.Kc1 Bf4
  63. 63.Kd2 Kxg5
  64. 64.Ke2 Kg4
  65. 65.Bxf4 Kxf4
  66. 66.Kf2 Ke4
  67. 67.Ke2 g5
  68. 68.Kf2 d4
  69. 69.cxd4 Kxd4
  70. 70.Ke2 b4
  71. 71.Kd2 b3
  72. 72.c3+ Ke4
  73. 73.Ke2 Kf4
  74. 74.Kf2 Kg4
  75. 75.Kf1 Kg3
  76. 76.Kg1 g4
  77. 77.Kf1 Kh2
  78. 78.Kf2 Kh1
  79. 79.Kg3 Kg1
  80. 80.Kxg4 Kxg2

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