Jose Raul Capablanca vs Joseph Blackburne

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C61)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

rq1n1k2/8/p5Q1/1p1pP3/2pP1P2/2P4K/P2B4/6R1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.d3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nd2 Ne7
  8. 8.f4 c6
  9. 9.Bc4 d5
  10. 10.Bb3 O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 c5
  12. 12.e5 b5
  13. 13.c3 c4
  14. 14.Bc2 dxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qa5
  16. 16.Bd2 Bg4
  17. 17.d4 Qb6
  18. 18.Rb1 a6
  19. 19.h3 Bf5
  20. 20.g4 Bxc2
  21. 21.Qxc2 f5
  22. 22.Kh2 Nc6
  23. 23.Rg1 Nd8
  24. 24.gxf5 Rxf5
  25. 25.Nh4 Rh5
  26. 26.Nxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.Rxg6 Qb8
  28. 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  29. 29.Rg1+ Kf8
  30. 30.Qg6 Rxh3+
  31. 31.Kxh3

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