Jose Raul Capablanca vs Vera Menchik

Margate · 1939 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Margate
Site Margate
Round 5
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R2/1p4pk/8/2n2PN1/P5P1/6K1/2r5 b - - 2 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Na4 Be7
  11. 11.Be3 Ne4
  12. 12.Rc1 Be6
  13. 13.a3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Bxc5 Rfc8
  16. 16.Qd2 Bxc5
  17. 17.Rxc5 Ne7
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  19. 19.Nd4 Bh3
  20. 20.Rd1 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 h6
  22. 22.Qf4 a6
  23. 23.Rd3 Rc4
  24. 24.b3 Rc8
  25. 25.Re3 Kf8
  26. 26.h4 Kg8
  27. 27.h5 Rd8
  28. 28.Rf3 Rf8
  29. 29.b4 Kh7
  30. 30.Rc3 Nc6
  31. 31.Nf5 Re8
  32. 32.Qg4 g6
  33. 33.hxg6+ fxg6
  34. 34.Nxh6 Qxg4
  35. 35.Nxg4 Rxe2
  36. 36.Nf6+ Kh6
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rb2
  38. 38.Ne3 a5
  39. 39.bxa5 Nxa5
  40. 40.Ng4+ Kg5
  41. 41.Kh3 b6
  42. 42.Rf3 Rb1
  43. 43.Rf7 Rh1+
  44. 44.Kg2 Rc1
  45. 45.Ne5 Nc4
  46. 46.f4+ Kh6
  47. 47.Ng4+

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