Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

St Petersburg f · 1914 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg f
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/R7/3r2pp/8/8/2P4P/PP4PK/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 h6
  5. 5.Bxf6 Qxf6
  6. 6.exd5 Bb4
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.dxc6 Nxc6
  9. 9.Ne2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Rd8
  11. 11.Ne4 Qh4
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.f4 Ba6
  14. 14.c3 Bf8
  15. 15.Qe1 Qh5
  16. 16.Rf2 c5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.Nd4 Rd5
  20. 20.h3 Rad8
  21. 21.Qe3 e5
  22. 22.fxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qf3 Qe7
  24. 24.Nc6 Re1+
  25. 25.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  26. 26.Kh2 Rd7
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd3
  28. 28.Qg3 Qb1
  29. 29.Qb8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qe8 Rb7
  31. 31.Ne6 Bb5
  32. 32.Qc8 Re7
  33. 33.Nf8+ Kg8
  34. 34.Nd7+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qc5 Qe1
  36. 36.Qf5+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qxb5 Rxd7
  38. 38.Re2 Qd1
  39. 39.Re8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qf5+ g6
  41. 41.Qe5 f6
  42. 42.Qxf6 Qd6+
  43. 43.Qxd6 Rxd6
  44. 44.Re7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Rxa7

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