Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

St Petersburg exhibition · 1913 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg exhibition
Site St Petersburg
Date 1913.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6n1/6R1/8/p2pP2p/P2P4/1P4Pk/2r1b1NP/4R1K1 b - - 4 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 dxc4
  9. 9.Nxc4 c5
  10. 10.Nce5 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Nb6
  12. 12.Ng5 g6
  13. 13.Ngf3 Kg7
  14. 14.Bg5 Nbd5
  15. 15.Rac1 Bd7
  16. 16.Qd2 Ng8
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Be4 Bb5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qd6
  20. 20.Bxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Qa5 a6
  22. 22.Qc7 Qxc7
  23. 23.Rxc7 h6
  24. 24.Rxb7 Rac8
  25. 25.b3 Rc2
  26. 26.a4 Be2
  27. 27.Nh4 h5
  28. 28.Nhxg6 Re8
  29. 29.Rxf7+ Kh6
  30. 30.f4 a5
  31. 31.Nh4 Rxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 Kg5
  33. 33.g3 Kg4
  34. 34.Rg7+ Kh3
  35. 35.Ng2

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