Max Euwe vs Savielly Tartakower

Zandvoort · 1936 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zandvoort
Site Zandvoort
Round 1
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5p2/1P2k3/8/3K4/8 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ c6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bd6
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Qe7
  9. 9.Ne5 Bxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Qxe5
  11. 11.Be3 Nf6
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O
  14. 14.Bxb6 Bg4
  15. 15.Rd2 Nd7
  16. 16.Be3 Be6
  17. 17.Bd3 Ne5
  18. 18.Be2 Bd5
  19. 19.Re1 Qe6
  20. 20.Bd4 Nc4
  21. 21.Rdd1 Nb6
  22. 22.Qa3 Bxa2
  23. 23.Ba6 Qb3
  24. 24.Re3 Qxa3
  25. 25.Rxa3 Bd5
  26. 26.Bb7 Nc4
  27. 27.Rg3 g6
  28. 28.Bxa8 Rxa8
  29. 29.Bc3 a5
  30. 30.Rd4 Nd6
  31. 31.Rgd3 a4
  32. 32.Rb4 Ne4
  33. 33.f3 Nc5
  34. 34.Re3 Kf8
  35. 35.Rb6 Nb3+
  36. 36.Kc2 c5
  37. 37.Be5 Nd4+
  38. 38.Kb1 Be6
  39. 39.g4 h5
  40. 40.h3 Rd8
  41. 41.Rd6 Re8
  42. 42.Bxd4 cxd4
  43. 43.Re4 hxg4
  44. 44.hxg4 Kg7
  45. 45.Rexd4 Bb3
  46. 46.Re4 Rh8
  47. 47.Re1 Rh2
  48. 48.Rc6 Rf2
  49. 49.Rc3 Kf6
  50. 50.Kc1 Kg5
  51. 51.Ree3 Kf4
  52. 52.Rxb3 axb3
  53. 53.Rxb3 f5
  54. 54.gxf5 gxf5
  55. 55.Rd3 Rxf3
  56. 56.Rxf3+ Kxf3
  57. 57.b4 Ke4
  58. 58.Kd2

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