Max Euwe vs Savielly Tartakower

Nottingham · 1936 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 1-0
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/3Q4/5Kp1/5n1p/P2p4/1R4P1/1P3P1P/2q5 b - - 10 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd4
  5. 5.e3 Nf5
  6. 6.e4 Nd6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg4
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qb3 f6
  10. 10.Be3 Ne7
  11. 11.Rc1 Nec8
  12. 12.Bd3 Be7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Nb5 Bxb5
  15. 15.Bxb5 Nxb5
  16. 16.d6+ Rf7
  17. 17.dxe7 Qd7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Ncd6
  19. 19.a4 Nd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 exd4
  21. 21.e5 fxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Qxe7
  23. 23.Nxf7 Nxf7
  24. 24.Qxb7 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxc7 Qe6
  26. 26.Re7 Qf6
  27. 27.Qd7 Rf8
  28. 28.Re8 Nd6
  29. 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  30. 30.Rd3 Qe5
  31. 31.Kf1 h5
  32. 32.Qxa7 Nf5
  33. 33.Qd7 g6
  34. 34.Rb3 Qf4
  35. 35.g3 Qc1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Ne3+
  37. 37.Kh3 Qf1+
  38. 38.Kh4 Nf5+
  39. 39.Kg5 Qc1+
  40. 40.Kf6

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