Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 13th · 1927 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 13th
Site Buenos Aires
Round 15
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/4k1p1/pp5p/8/P1B5/1P6/5PPP/2b3K1 b - - 1 30

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 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Be2 b6
  13. 13.Qxd8 Bxd8
  14. 14.O-O Nb3
  15. 15.Rcd1 Bb7
  16. 16.Nd2 Nxd2
  17. 17.Rxd2 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxh4
  19. 19.Nd6 Bd5
  20. 20.e4 Rfd8
  21. 21.Nxf7 Kxf7
  22. 22.exd5 Rxd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 exd5
  24. 24.Rd1 Bf6
  25. 25.Bf3 Rc8
  26. 26.Bxd5+ Ke7
  27. 27.b3 Bb2
  28. 28.a4 Rc1
  29. 29.Rxc1 Bxc1
  30. 30.Bc4

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