Max Euwe vs Vera Menchik

Hastings 3031 · 1930 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Vera Menchik
Result 0-1
Event Hastings 3031
Site Hastings
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5K2/8/5P2/3k4/8/8/8/6q1 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 a6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 c6
  10. 10.O-O Ne4
  11. 11.Bf4 Nxc3
  12. 12.Rxc3 Re8
  13. 13.Qb1 Nf8
  14. 14.b4 Ng6
  15. 15.Bg3 Bd6
  16. 16.a4 Bxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Bd7
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qf6
  19. 19.b5 axb5
  20. 20.axb5 Rec8
  21. 21.Qc2 Qd8
  22. 22.bxc6 Rxc6
  23. 23.Rc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.dxc5 Ra5
  25. 25.Qb2 Qa8
  26. 26.Qb6 Nf8
  27. 27.Ne5 Ra1
  28. 28.Rb1 Rxb1+
  29. 29.Bxb1 Be6
  30. 30.Kh2 Nd7
  31. 31.Nxd7 Bxd7
  32. 32.Qc7 Qc8
  33. 33.Qxc8+ Bxc8
  34. 34.Ba2 Be6
  35. 35.Kg1 Kf8
  36. 36.Kf1 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke2 Kf6
  38. 38.Kd3 Ke5
  39. 39.g4 g5
  40. 40.g3 Bxg4
  41. 41.f4+ gxf4
  42. 42.gxf4+ Kf6
  43. 43.Bxd5 Bc8
  44. 44.Bf3 Ke7
  45. 45.Kc4 Kd8
  46. 46.Kd5 b6
  47. 47.c6 Kc7
  48. 48.Ke5 Be6
  49. 49.f5 Bb3
  50. 50.Kf6 b5
  51. 51.Kg7 b4
  52. 52.Kxh7 Bc2
  53. 53.Kg7 b3
  54. 54.Bd5 b2
  55. 55.Ba2 Kxc6
  56. 56.f6 Kd6
  57. 57.e4 Bxe4
  58. 58.Kxf7 Bd5+
  59. 59.Bxd5 b1=Q
  60. 60.Kg7 Qg1+
  61. 61.Kf8 Kxd5

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