Jose Raul Capablanca vs Zoltan Balla

Budapest · 1928 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E38)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p6p/1pB1Qpp1/7n/2N1R3/6P1/q3PPK1/3r4 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Bxc5
  7. 7.b4 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 Qc7
  9. 9.g3 b6
  10. 10.Bg2 Bb7
  11. 11.Bf4 d6
  12. 12.Nb5 Qb8
  13. 13.c5 e5
  14. 14.cxd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Rd1 O-O
  16. 16.Nxd6 exf4
  17. 17.Nh4 Nd8
  18. 18.Nxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.Qc6 fxg3
  20. 20.hxg3 Qe5
  21. 21.Qxb7 Qc3+
  22. 22.Kf1 Rad8
  23. 23.Re1 Qxa3
  24. 24.Nf5 Rd7
  25. 25.Qf3 Qxb4
  26. 26.Rh4 Qb2
  27. 27.Qf4 Rfd8
  28. 28.Bc6 Rd2
  29. 29.Qg5 g6
  30. 30.Ne3 Qc3
  31. 31.Rc4 Qb2
  32. 32.Rf4 Nh5
  33. 33.Nc4 f6
  34. 34.Qg4 Qa2
  35. 35.Qe6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Re4 Rd1
  37. 37.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  38. 38.Kg2

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