Jose Raul Capablanca vs Miguel Najdorf

Margate · 1939 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Margate
Site Margate
Round 3
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E34)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/6p1/2BK1k2/1P3P2/8/7r/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxc3
  8. 8.Bxc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 O-O
  10. 10.a3 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Rxd4 Qc6
  13. 13.e4 e5
  14. 14.Rc4 Qe6
  15. 15.Rc5 Nd7
  16. 16.Rd5 Qg6
  17. 17.f3 Nb6
  18. 18.Rxe5 Be6
  19. 19.f4 Qh6
  20. 20.g3 Nd7
  21. 21.Rb5 b6
  22. 22.Be2 Nc5
  23. 23.b4 a6
  24. 24.Rxb6 Bb3
  25. 25.Rxh6 Bxc2
  26. 26.Rh5 Nxe4
  27. 27.Ba1 f5
  28. 28.O-O Nd2
  29. 29.Rf2 Rfc8
  30. 30.Bd4 g6
  31. 31.Rh4 Ne4
  32. 32.g4 Nxf2
  33. 33.Kxf2 a5
  34. 34.Bc5 axb4
  35. 35.axb4 Bb3
  36. 36.gxf5 Ra2
  37. 37.fxg6 hxg6
  38. 38.Rh3 Bc4
  39. 39.Re3 Kf7
  40. 40.Kf3 Bxe2+
  41. 41.Rxe2 Rxe2
  42. 42.Kxe2 Ke6
  43. 43.Kf3 Kf5
  44. 44.Ke3 Rh8
  45. 45.Kd4 Rxh2
  46. 46.Kd5

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