Jose Raul Capablanca vs Vera Menchik

Hastings · 1929 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Round 3
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r4P1k/4RK2/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 10 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Be3 Qh5
  11. 11.dxc5 e5
  12. 12.Nd2 f5
  13. 13.f4 e4
  14. 14.Qb3+ Kh8
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nd8
  16. 16.Qc2 Be6
  17. 17.b4 Nc6
  18. 18.a3 Bf6
  19. 19.Rad1 Qf7
  20. 20.Rc1 b5
  21. 21.cxb6 Nd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Bxd4+
  23. 23.e3 Bxb6
  24. 24.Nc4 Bxc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 Qxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 Rac8
  27. 27.Bf1 g6
  28. 28.Kf2 Rxc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 Rc8
  30. 30.Rc1 a5
  31. 31.Ke2 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Kg7
  33. 33.h3 Ra8
  34. 34.Bb3 Ra3
  35. 35.Rc3 h5
  36. 36.g4 hxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 fxg4
  38. 38.Kf2 Kh6
  39. 39.Kg3 Bd8
  40. 40.Kxg4 Bf6
  41. 41.Rc6 Rxb3
  42. 42.Rxf6 Kg7
  43. 43.Kg5 Rxe3
  44. 44.Rxg6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rf6+ Kg7
  46. 46.Rb6 Re1
  47. 47.Rb7+ Kg8
  48. 48.Kf6 e3
  49. 49.Rb8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Re8 Rb1
  51. 51.Rxe3 Rxb4
  52. 52.f5 Rb8
  53. 53.Kf7 Rb7+
  54. 54.Re7 Rb6
  55. 55.f6 Ra6
  56. 56.Rd7 Ra8
  57. 57.Re7 Ra6
  58. 58.Kf8+ Kg6
  59. 59.f7 Ra8+
  60. 60.Re8 Ra7
  61. 61.Re6+ Kh7
  62. 62.Ke8 Ra8+
  63. 63.Ke7 Ra7+
  64. 64.Kf6

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