Max Euwe vs Laszlo Szabo

Amsterdam VARA · 1939 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Laszlo Szabo
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VARA
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q6/3k4/n7/5K2/5B2/4p3/6P1/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 b4
  10. 10.Na4 Ba6
  11. 11.Ne5 Bxd3
  12. 12.Nxd3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bd2 a5
  14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
  15. 15.f3 Nb6
  16. 16.Ne5 c5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qd5
  19. 19.cxb6 Qxe5
  20. 20.Rxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.b7 Rd8
  22. 22.e4 Qd4+
  23. 23.Kh1 Qd7
  24. 24.Qc2 Qxb7
  25. 25.Rc1 h6
  26. 26.Be3 Qb5
  27. 27.Kg1 Rd3
  28. 28.Kf2 b3
  29. 29.a4 bxc2
  30. 30.axb5 Rb3
  31. 31.Rxc2 Rxb5
  32. 32.Rc8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Bd4 Nd7
  34. 34.Rc7 Ne5
  35. 35.Ke2 Kg6
  36. 36.f4 Ng4
  37. 37.Bc3 Nxh2
  38. 38.Ra7 Ng4
  39. 39.Rxa5 Rxa5
  40. 40.Bxa5 f5
  41. 41.b4 Nf6
  42. 42.b5 Nxe4
  43. 43.Bb4 Nf6
  44. 44.b6 Nd7
  45. 45.b7 Kh5
  46. 46.Bd6 Kg4
  47. 47.Kd3 Kh5
  48. 48.Kc4 Kg6
  49. 49.Kb5 Kf7
  50. 50.Kc6 Ke8
  51. 51.Bf8 g5
  52. 52.Bxh6 gxf4
  53. 53.Bxf4 e5
  54. 54.Bg5 Nb8+
  55. 55.Kd6 e4
  56. 56.Ke6 Na6
  57. 57.Kxf5 Kd7
  58. 58.Bf4 e3
  59. 59.b8=Q

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