Max Euwe vs Akiba Rubinstein

Bad Kissingen · 1928 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Bad Kissingen
Site Bad Kissingen
Round 5
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/8/r1p3k1/3P1Ppp/P3P3/1P2K1P1/8 b - f3 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.Qb3 h6
  12. 12.Bf4 Nh5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxf4
  14. 14.Nxf4 Bd6
  15. 15.Ne2 Qb6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qxb3
  17. 17.Nxb3 Nf6
  18. 18.Nc5 Nd7
  19. 19.Ne4 Bf8
  20. 20.N2g3 g6
  21. 21.Rc2 Rd8
  22. 22.Bc4 Nb6
  23. 23.Bb3 a5
  24. 24.a3 a4
  25. 25.Ba2 Kg7
  26. 26.Rfc1 Nd5
  27. 27.Nc5 Nb6
  28. 28.Nd3 Bd7
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.Ne5 Be8
  31. 31.Ne4 f6
  32. 32.Nd3 Bf7
  33. 33.Bxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.Nec5 Ra7
  35. 35.Rb1 Nd7
  36. 36.Rc4 Nxc5
  37. 37.Nxc5 Bxc5
  38. 38.Rxc5 Ke6
  39. 39.Rbc1 Rd5
  40. 40.Rxd5 Kxd5
  41. 41.Rc5+ Kd6
  42. 42.Kf1 Ra6
  43. 43.Ke2 Rb6
  44. 44.Rc2 Rb3
  45. 45.Kd2 Ke6
  46. 46.Kc1 Kf5
  47. 47.Rc4 g5
  48. 48.hxg5 fxg5
  49. 49.Rxa4 Rb5
  50. 50.Rb4 Ra5
  51. 51.Rxb7 h4
  52. 52.Kd2 g4
  53. 53.Ke2 c5
  54. 54.Rh7 Kg5
  55. 55.f4+

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