Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frank Marshall

USA m · 1909 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Frank Marshall
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA m
Site New York
Round 16
Date 1909.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/4B2p/P5p1/5b2/p1k4P/6P1/3K4/8 w - - 1 57

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.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Re1 Ne7
  9. 9.d4 c6
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Ba3 cxb5
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.Bxe7 Re8
  14. 14.Bd6 Nd7
  15. 15.Red1 f6
  16. 16.Rab1 a6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nb6
  18. 18.c4 Na4
  19. 19.Re1 Rd8
  20. 20.c5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Rxd2
  22. 22.Rb2 Be6
  23. 23.Be3 Rd7
  24. 24.f3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Rc3
  26. 26.Kf2 Rdc7
  27. 27.Bd2 Ra3
  28. 28.Ra1 Rc4
  29. 29.Bb4 Ra4
  30. 30.Bd2 f5
  31. 31.exf5 Bxf5
  32. 32.c3 e4
  33. 33.fxe4 Bxe4
  34. 34.a3 Bc6
  35. 35.Rb4 Rc5
  36. 36.Rxa4 bxa4
  37. 37.Rb1 Rf5+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rd5
  39. 39.Rb2 Rd3
  40. 40.Kf2 Bd5
  41. 41.Be1 Kf7
  42. 42.Rd2 Rxd2+
  43. 43.Bxd2 Ke6
  44. 44.g3 Ba2
  45. 45.Bf4 Kd5
  46. 46.Ke3 Kc4
  47. 47.Kd2 Kb3
  48. 48.Bd6 Bb1
  49. 49.h4 Bf5
  50. 50.Bf8 b5
  51. 51.Bd6 a5
  52. 52.Bf8 g6
  53. 53.Be7 b4
  54. 54.cxb4 Kxa3
  55. 55.bxa5+ Kb3
  56. 56.a6 Kc4

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