Esteban Canal vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Karlsbad · 1929 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Esteban Canal
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/8/1P3K2/5P2/p7/1b1N4/8 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bc4 Bc5
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Nd5 Qd8
  9. 9.c3 O-O
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.O-O Ne7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Qf6
  15. 15.Qd3 Be6
  16. 16.Nb3 Bb6
  17. 17.Nd2 c6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Qe2 d5
  20. 20.Rad1 Rf7
  21. 21.Kh1 Rd8
  22. 22.f4 Qg6
  23. 23.g3 dxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Qxe4+
  25. 25.Nxe4 Rfd7
  26. 26.Rxd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Re1 Kf7
  28. 28.Kg2 Rd5
  29. 29.h4 g6
  30. 30.Re2 Ke7
  31. 31.Rd2 Be3
  32. 32.Re2 Ba7
  33. 33.Kf3 Rd3+
  34. 34.Kg4 b5
  35. 35.axb5 cxb5
  36. 36.h5 gxh5+
  37. 37.Kxh5 Re3
  38. 38.Rxe3 Bxe3
  39. 39.Kxh6 e5
  40. 40.Kg5 exf4
  41. 41.gxf4 a4
  42. 42.Kf5 Bc1
  43. 43.c4 Bxb2
  44. 44.cxb5 a3
  45. 45.Nd2

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