Jose Raul Capablanca vs Paul Keres

AVRO · 1938 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E42)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/R6k/7p/3pN2P/3P4/2K1b3/6r1/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Bb4+
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Ne2 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 O-O
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.Nf4 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nfxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qb3 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 Bf6
  13. 13.Rd1 Bg4
  14. 14.Be2 Bxe2
  15. 15.Kxe2 Re8
  16. 16.Kf1 Ne7
  17. 17.g3 Qd7
  18. 18.Kg2 Rad8
  19. 19.Qb5 Nf5
  20. 20.Qxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.Rd3 h6
  22. 22.h4 Rc8
  23. 23.h5 b5
  24. 24.g4 Nxe3+
  25. 25.fxe3 a5
  26. 26.b4 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 Be7
  28. 28.Rb1 Rc4
  29. 29.Nxb5 Rxb4
  30. 30.Rxb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.Kf3 g6
  32. 32.Rb3 Ba5
  33. 33.Ra3 Bd2
  34. 34.Ke2 Rb7
  35. 35.Nd6 Rb2
  36. 36.Ra8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Nxf7 gxh5
  38. 38.Ne5 Bc1+
  39. 39.Kd3 Rd2+
  40. 40.Kc3 Rg2
  41. 41.gxh5 Bxe3
  42. 42.Ra7+

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