Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine

Zuerich · 1934 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/1n4p1/P3kp1p/1p6/1P2N3/6PP/5PK1/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nge2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Ne7
  11. 11.Qc2 b6
  12. 12.b4 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O Rfe8
  14. 14.Ng3 Ng6
  15. 15.Rfc1 Nh4
  16. 16.Nce2 c6
  17. 17.Rab1 Re7
  18. 18.a4 Rae8
  19. 19.a5 b5
  20. 20.Nf4 Rc7
  21. 21.Qc5 Qd7
  22. 22.Re1 Ng6
  23. 23.Bf5 Qd8
  24. 24.Nd3 Bc8
  25. 25.Rbc1 Ne7
  26. 26.Bxc8 Nxc8
  27. 27.Ne5 Re6
  28. 28.e4 Nxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 f6
  31. 31.Nf7 Qe8
  32. 32.Rxe6 Qxe6
  33. 33.Nd8 Qe4
  34. 34.Nxc6 h6
  35. 35.d5 Qd3
  36. 36.h3 Qd2
  37. 37.g3 Kh8
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd3
  39. 39.Re1 Kh7
  40. 40.Re3 Qd2
  41. 41.Re8 Qd3
  42. 42.Qd4 Qc4
  43. 43.Qe4+ Qxe4+
  44. 44.Rxe4 Kg8
  45. 45.Nb8 Kf7
  46. 46.Nxa6 Rd7
  47. 47.Rd4 Ne7
  48. 48.d6 Nf5
  49. 49.Rd5 Nxd6
  50. 50.Nc5 Rd8
  51. 51.Ne4 Nb7
  52. 52.a6 Ke6
  53. 53.Rxd8

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