Max Euwe vs Vladimirs Petrovs

Stockholm ol · 1937 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Vladimirs Petrovs
Result 1-0
Event Stockholm ol
Site Stockholm
Round 1
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E37)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pp/8/1N2K3/6P1/8/5k1P/8 b - g3 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nc6
  9. 9.e3 Qa5+
  10. 10.Bd2 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Qxc5
  13. 13.Rc1 Qg5
  14. 14.f4 Qh4+
  15. 15.Qf2 Qxf2+
  16. 16.Kxf2 Ke7
  17. 17.Nf3 Rd8
  18. 18.Bb5 Bd7
  19. 19.Rc3 a6
  20. 20.Ba4 b5
  21. 21.Bb3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rhc1 Na5
  23. 23.Ba2 Rxc3
  24. 24.Rxc3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8 Bxc8
  26. 26.Nd4 Nb7
  27. 27.e4 Nc5
  28. 28.Ke3 Bb7
  29. 29.Bb1 f6
  30. 30.b4 Na4
  31. 31.Bc2 Nb6
  32. 32.Bb3 Bc8
  33. 33.e5 fxe5
  34. 34.fxe5 Bb7
  35. 35.Nxe6 Bd5
  36. 36.Nc5 Bxb3
  37. 37.Nxb3 Nc4+
  38. 38.Ke4 Nxa3
  39. 39.Nc5 Nc2
  40. 40.Nxa6 Kd7
  41. 41.Kd5 Ne3+
  42. 42.Kc5 Ke6
  43. 43.Kxb5 Kxe5
  44. 44.Kc5 Nd5
  45. 45.b5 Nc3
  46. 46.Nc7 Ke4
  47. 47.Kd6 Nxb5+
  48. 48.Nxb5 Ke3
  49. 49.Ke5 Kf2
  50. 50.g4

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