Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 13th · 1927 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 13th
Site Buenos Aires
Round 19
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/2B2pp1/pp2p2p/3b4/3P4/P7/1P3PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 22

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.Be2 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nb6
  13. 13.Bg3 Nbd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.O-O Bf6
  16. 16.Qb3 Bxd4
  17. 17.exd4 b6
  18. 18.Bf3 Bb7
  19. 19.Bc7 Qd7
  20. 20.Bxd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Bxd5

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