Max Euwe vs Akiba Rubinstein

Karlsbad · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D65)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/2Qbrp2/2p3p1/3p4/3P2qp/4P3/4NPPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Re8
  8. 8.Bd3 a6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O c6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nf8
  12. 12.Ne5 Ng4
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Nf3 Be6
  15. 15.Ne2 Rad8
  16. 16.Qc5 Rd6
  17. 17.Ng3 g6
  18. 18.b4 Bc8
  19. 19.a4 Ne6
  20. 20.Qc3 Ng5
  21. 21.Be2 h5
  22. 22.Nxg5 Qxg5
  23. 23.Qc5 Rde6
  24. 24.b5 axb5
  25. 25.axb5 Qh4
  26. 26.Bxg4 Qxg4
  27. 27.bxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Qb6 Bd7
  29. 29.Qc7 R6e7
  30. 30.Rfe1 h4
  31. 31.Ne2

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