Jose Raul Capablanca vs Charles Jaffe

Havana · 1913 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Charles Jaffe
Result 1-0
Event Havana
Site Havana
Date 1913.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/k5pp/4n3/2p1P3/Pp6/1K5P/6P1/3R4 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Bxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Nxe5 Qe8
  8. 8.d4 d6
  9. 9.Nd3 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Qxe4
  11. 11.Re1 Qf5
  12. 12.Nb4 Bd7
  13. 13.Qd3 Qxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 a5
  15. 15.Nc2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Kf1 Bf5
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  18. 18.Ne1 Rb8
  19. 19.Ke2 Kf8
  20. 20.a4 Rb3
  21. 21.c4 Ke8
  22. 22.Bd2 Rb2
  23. 23.h3 Kd8
  24. 24.Kd1 Kc8
  25. 25.Kc1 Rb8
  26. 26.Bxa5 Nd7
  27. 27.Bc3 Kb7
  28. 28.Kd2 f6
  29. 29.Nc2 Bg6
  30. 30.Re1 Re8
  31. 31.Rb1+ Ka8
  32. 32.Ba5 Rb8
  33. 33.Re1 Rb3
  34. 34.Bc3 Nb6
  35. 35.Ra1 c5
  36. 36.dxc5 dxc5
  37. 37.Na3 c6
  38. 38.Kc2 Rb4
  39. 39.Bxb4 cxb4
  40. 40.Nb1 Nxc4
  41. 41.Nd2 Ne5
  42. 42.Ne4 Bxe4
  43. 43.dxe4 Ka7
  44. 44.f4 Nd7
  45. 45.Re1 Nc5
  46. 46.e5 fxe5
  47. 47.fxe5 Ne6
  48. 48.Kb3 c5
  49. 49.Rd1

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