Jose Raul Capablanca vs Vera Menchik

Margate · 1936 · Queen's Gambit · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Margate
Site Margate
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/1p4pk/p3N3/1b2P1K1/5PP1/1P6/r7/8 b - - 5 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nb4
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qa4+ N4c6
  9. 9.Nc3 e6
  10. 10.Ndb5 Nd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Rb8
  12. 12.Nd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Qf6
  14. 14.Qc4 Be7
  15. 15.f4 Bd8
  16. 16.e5 Qh4+
  17. 17.g3 Qe7
  18. 18.Ne4 Ba5+
  19. 19.Kf2 O-O
  20. 20.Nd6 Bb6
  21. 21.Bxb6 Nxb6
  22. 22.Qd4 Nd5
  23. 23.Bg2 Bd7
  24. 24.Bxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Rhe1 Bc6
  26. 26.Nf5 Qe6
  27. 27.g4 Rbc8
  28. 28.h3 Rc7
  29. 29.Qb6 Rcc8
  30. 30.Kg3 d4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Rce8
  32. 32.b3 h5
  33. 33.Rd6 Qc8
  34. 34.Qd4 Re6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Qxe6
  36. 36.Qd6 hxg4
  37. 37.Ne7+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qxe6 fxe6
  39. 39.hxg4 Rd8
  40. 40.Kh4 Bf3
  41. 41.Kg5 Rd7
  42. 42.Ng6 Rd2
  43. 43.Rc1 Bc6
  44. 44.Nf8+ Kg8
  45. 45.Nxe6 Rxa2
  46. 46.Nd4 Bb5
  47. 47.Rc8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Ne6

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