Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 13th · 1927 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 13th
Site Buenos Aires
Round 17
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/3b1p2/7k/3p1p1P/1bpN1P2/4P1N1/1P2K3/8 w - - 13 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 a6
  8. 8.a3 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Bc2 Qb6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rad8
  16. 16.Na4 Qb5
  17. 17.Qxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Nc3 Bc6
  19. 19.Bd3 c4
  20. 20.Bf5 b4
  21. 21.axb4 Bxb4
  22. 22.Nd4 Bb7
  23. 23.Bxd7 Rxd7
  24. 24.Bxf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Nde2 Bd6
  26. 26.Rc2 Be5
  27. 27.Rcd2 Rc7
  28. 28.Ra1 Kg7
  29. 29.g3 Rc5
  30. 30.Ra7 Rb8
  31. 31.Nd4 Kg6
  32. 32.f4 Bc7
  33. 33.Kf2 Ra5
  34. 34.Rxa5 Bxa5
  35. 35.g4 h5
  36. 36.gxh5+ Kxh5
  37. 37.Kf3 Rg8
  38. 38.Rg2 Rxg2
  39. 39.Kxg2 Kg4
  40. 40.h3+ Kh4
  41. 41.Nf5+ Kh5
  42. 42.Kg3 Bb4
  43. 43.Nd4 Kg6
  44. 44.Kg4 f5+
  45. 45.Kg3 Kf6
  46. 46.Nf3 Bc5
  47. 47.Kf2 Bb4
  48. 48.Ne5 Bd6
  49. 49.Nf3 Bb4
  50. 50.h4 Kg6
  51. 51.Ne2 Bc8
  52. 52.Ng3 Be6
  53. 53.h5+ Kh6
  54. 54.Ke2 Be7
  55. 55.Kd2 Bd8
  56. 56.Nd4 Bc8
  57. 57.Kc2 Ba5
  58. 58.Kd1 Bb4
  59. 59.Ke2 Bd7

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