Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship 17th · 1937 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 17th
Site NLD
Round 15
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

1Q6/5p2/8/4k1p1/4p3/5q1P/5P2/6K1 b - - 9 62

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.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 O-O
  12. 12.Rd1 Qe7
  13. 13.e4 e5
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.d5 Rfd8
  17. 17.dxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Na2 Be7
  19. 19.b4 a5
  20. 20.Qc3 axb4
  21. 21.Nxb4 Nc5
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Qc4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Nxc6 Nd2
  25. 25.Nxd2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  27. 27.a5 Qf6
  28. 28.Rf1 Qd8
  29. 29.a6 Rd4
  30. 30.Qa2 Rd5
  31. 31.Qc4 Ra5
  32. 32.Rb1 Qa8
  33. 33.Qc7 Qxa6
  34. 34.Rb8+ Kh7
  35. 35.h3 Ra1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qf6
  37. 37.Qc2+ g6
  38. 38.Rb3 Qf4+
  39. 39.g3 Qa4
  40. 40.Qd3 Ra2
  41. 41.Kg2 Qa7
  42. 42.Qe3 Qc7
  43. 43.Qf3 Kg7
  44. 44.Qd5 Ra5
  45. 45.Rb5 Rxb5
  46. 46.Qxb5 Qc3
  47. 47.Qe8 Qd4
  48. 48.Qc6 Qd3
  49. 49.Qc5 Qe4+
  50. 50.Kg1 g5
  51. 51.g4 Qd4
  52. 52.Qc2 Qf4
  53. 53.Kg2 h5
  54. 54.gxh5 e4
  55. 55.Qd1 Kh6
  56. 56.Qd4 Qf3+
  57. 57.Kg1 Kxh5
  58. 58.Qh8+ Kg6
  59. 59.Qg8+ Kf6
  60. 60.Qd8+ Kf5
  61. 61.Qc8+ Ke5
  62. 62.Qb8+

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