Jose Raul Capablanca vs Vera Menchik

Barcelona · 1929 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Barcelona
Site Barcelona
Round 5
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B02)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2nk1/pqr3pp/4pB2/4PpQP/1p1Pb3/1BP3R1/PP4PK/2R5 b - - 11 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.O-O Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 c5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.exd6 Bxd6
  9. 9.d4 c4
  10. 10.Bc2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Qe2 Ne7
  13. 13.Ne4 Rc8
  14. 14.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  15. 15.Ne5 Ng6
  16. 16.f4 O-O
  17. 17.Rf3 Bc6
  18. 18.Rh3 Nd7
  19. 19.Nxc4 Qd5
  20. 20.Ne3 Qd6
  21. 21.Nc4 Qd5
  22. 22.Ne5 Bb5
  23. 23.Qe1 Ndxe5
  24. 24.fxe5 f5
  25. 25.Qd1 Bc6
  26. 26.Qe2 Rfe8
  27. 27.Bg5 Nf8
  28. 28.Rg3 b5
  29. 29.h4 Rc7
  30. 30.h5 b4
  31. 31.Bb3 Qa5
  32. 32.Rc1 Be4
  33. 33.Qd2 Rec8
  34. 34.Bf6 Qb6
  35. 35.Qg5 Qb7
  36. 36.Kh2

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