Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

AVRO · 1938 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

R7/5k2/7p/6p1/4P3/p5P1/2N2bKP/1r6 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 Be4
  8. 8.Qb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 d5
  10. 10.Nbd2 dxc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 Bd5
  12. 12.Qc3 h6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rc8
  14. 14.Bf4 Qe8
  15. 15.a3 Na5
  16. 16.b4 Nb7
  17. 17.Ne1 Bxg2
  18. 18.Nxg2 c5
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Qb2 Na5
  21. 21.dxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.Rab1 Qc6
  23. 23.Ne1 Nd5
  24. 24.Be5 Nc3
  25. 25.Bxc3 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rdc1 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxc3 Qxc3
  28. 28.a4 Qxb2
  29. 29.Rxb2 Rc1
  30. 30.Rb1 Rc3
  31. 31.Rb8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Rb5 Nc4
  33. 33.Nxc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.Rb7 Bf6
  35. 35.Nd3 Rxa4
  36. 36.Rxf7 a5
  37. 37.Nc5 Ra1+
  38. 38.Kg2 a4
  39. 39.Ra7 a3
  40. 40.Nxe6 Bb2
  41. 41.Nf4 Bd4
  42. 42.Ra4 Bb2
  43. 43.e4 g5
  44. 44.Ra7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Nd5 Bd4
  46. 46.Ra8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Nb4 Rb1
  48. 48.Nc2 Bxf2

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