Jose Raul Capablanca vs Akiba Rubinstein

Budapest · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/1p2r1p1/2p2k2/2P2p2/1P1Rp1P1/4P3/5PK1/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nbd2 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Nd2 f5
  12. 12.c5 O-O
  13. 13.Nc4 e5
  14. 14.Nd6 exd4
  15. 15.Bc4+ Kh7
  16. 16.Qxd4 Ne5
  17. 17.O-O Rb8
  18. 18.Be2 Bd7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qf6
  20. 20.Nc4 Nxc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 Be8
  22. 22.Qd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Bf7
  24. 24.Bxf7 Rxf7
  25. 25.g3 Rc7
  26. 26.b3 Kg8
  27. 27.Rc4 Re8
  28. 28.Rcd4 Kf7
  29. 29.Kg2 Re5
  30. 30.b4 a5
  31. 31.a3 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Re6
  33. 33.h3 Kf6
  34. 34.Rd8 h5
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 Rf7
  37. 37.R8d7 Ree7
  38. 38.Rxe7 Rxe7

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