Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 13th · 1927 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 13th
Site Buenos Aires
Round 29
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/3P4/6P1/3K4/1b3N2/8/8/8 b - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 c6
  6. 6.Nf3 Qa5
  7. 7.Nd2 Bb4
  8. 8.Qc2 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxf6 Nxf6
  10. 10.Nxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.a3 Be7
  12. 12.g3 O-O
  13. 13.Bg2 Bd7
  14. 14.b4 b6
  15. 15.O-O a5
  16. 16.Ne5 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Rxa1
  18. 18.Rxa1 Rc8
  19. 19.Nxd7 Qxd7
  20. 20.Na4 Qd8
  21. 21.Qb3 Nd5
  22. 22.b5 cxb5
  23. 23.Qxb5 Ra8
  24. 24.Rc1 Ra5
  25. 25.Qc6 Ba3
  26. 26.Rb1 Bf8
  27. 27.Bxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Nxb6 Rd6
  29. 29.Qb7 h5
  30. 30.Nc4 Rd7
  31. 31.Qe4 Rc7
  32. 32.Ne5 Qc8
  33. 33.Kg2 Bd6
  34. 34.Ra1 Rb7
  35. 35.Nd3 g6
  36. 36.Ra6 Bf8
  37. 37.Rc6 Rc7
  38. 38.Rxc7 Qxc7
  39. 39.Ne5 Bg7
  40. 40.Qa8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Nf3 Bf6
  42. 42.Qa6 Kg7
  43. 43.Qd3 Qb7
  44. 44.e4 Qc6
  45. 45.h3 Qc7
  46. 46.d5 exd5
  47. 47.exd5 Qc3
  48. 48.Qxc3 Bxc3
  49. 49.Kf1 Kf6
  50. 50.Ke2 Bb4
  51. 51.Nd4 Bc5
  52. 52.Nc6 Kf5
  53. 53.Kf3 Kf6
  54. 54.g4 hxg4+
  55. 55.hxg4 Kg5
  56. 56.Ne5 Bd4
  57. 57.Nxf7+ Kf6
  58. 58.Nd8 Bb6
  59. 59.Nc6 Bc5
  60. 60.Kf4 Bxf2
  61. 61.g5+ Kf7
  62. 62.Ne5+ Ke7
  63. 63.Nxg6+ Kd6
  64. 64.Ke4 Bg3
  65. 65.Nf4 Ke7
  66. 66.Ke5 Be1
  67. 67.d6+ Kd7
  68. 68.g6 Bb4
  69. 69.Kd5 Ke8
  70. 70.d7+

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