Jose Raul Capablanca vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

New York National · 1913 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1-0
Event New York National
Site New York
Round 3
Date 1913.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/2pk4/p7/PpPPP3/8/r7/2PK4/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 a6
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.Qe2 Bd6
  9. 9.d3 Qe7
  10. 10.Nd1 O-O-O
  11. 11.Ne3 Bg6
  12. 12.Nh4 Rhg8
  13. 13.Nef5 Qe6
  14. 14.f4 Bxf5
  15. 15.Nxf5 exf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Bc5+
  17. 17.Be3 Bf8
  18. 18.Qf2 Rd7
  19. 19.Bc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Qxc5 Kb8
  21. 21.Rf2 Ne8
  22. 22.Raf1 f6
  23. 23.b3 Nd6
  24. 24.Rf4 Nxf5
  25. 25.Qxf5 Qxf5
  26. 26.Rxf5 Re8
  27. 27.g4 b6
  28. 28.b4 Kb7
  29. 29.Kf2 b5
  30. 30.a4 Rd4
  31. 31.Rb1 Re5
  32. 32.Ke3 Rd7
  33. 33.a5 Re6
  34. 34.Rbf1 Rde7
  35. 35.g5 fxg5
  36. 36.Rxg5 Rh6
  37. 37.Rg3 Rhe6
  38. 38.h4 g6
  39. 39.Rg5 h6
  40. 40.Rg4 Rg7
  41. 41.d4 Kc8
  42. 42.Rf8+ Kb7
  43. 43.e5 g5
  44. 44.Ke4 Ree7
  45. 45.hxg5 hxg5
  46. 46.Rf5 Kc8
  47. 47.Rgxg5 Rh7
  48. 48.Rh5 Kd7
  49. 49.Rxh7 Rxh7
  50. 50.Rf8 Rh4+
  51. 51.Kd3 Rh3+
  52. 52.Kd2 c5
  53. 53.bxc5 Ra3
  54. 54.d5

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