Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 17th · 1937 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 17th
Site NLD
Round 1
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/R7/2p4p/4KPP1/2r4P/8/8/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.Bg2 f6
  12. 12.O-O Rd8
  13. 13.Qc1 Be6
  14. 14.Ne4 Bb4
  15. 15.a5 O-O
  16. 16.a6 bxa6
  17. 17.Nxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 g5
  20. 20.Be3 Bd5
  21. 21.Rxa6 Bxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 Rf7
  23. 23.Rfa1 Qd6
  24. 24.Qxd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.Rxa7 Rxa7
  26. 26.Rxa7 Nc4
  27. 27.Bc5 Re6
  28. 28.Bd4 Rxe2
  29. 29.Bxf6 g4
  30. 30.Kf1 Rc2
  31. 31.Rg7+ Kf8
  32. 32.Rxg4 Nxb2
  33. 33.Bxb2 Rxb2
  34. 34.Rc4 Rb6
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf7
  36. 36.Rh4 Kg6
  37. 37.Rf4 Rb3
  38. 38.Rc4 Rb6
  39. 39.Ke3 Kf5
  40. 40.g4+ Ke6
  41. 41.f4 Kd5
  42. 42.Rd4+ Ke6
  43. 43.f5+ Ke7
  44. 44.Re4+ Kf7
  45. 45.h4 Rb1
  46. 46.Kf4 Rc1
  47. 47.Ra4 h6
  48. 48.Ra7+ Kg8
  49. 49.g5 Rc4+
  50. 50.Ke5

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