Alexander Evenson vs Aron Nimzowitsch

St Petersburg · 1914 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Alexander Evenson
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R3r1/1P5k/8/4p1p1/1r6/6KP/6P1/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Be7
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.d3 Bd7
  8. 8.Bb3 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 Bf8
  11. 11.Ng3 g6
  12. 12.Be3 Qe7
  13. 13.d4 Na5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nc4
  15. 15.Bc1 Bg7
  16. 16.b3 Nb6
  17. 17.Bb2 Rad8
  18. 18.Re2 Nh7
  19. 19.Qd3 Bg4
  20. 20.h3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Qxf3 Ng5
  22. 22.Qe3 Ne6
  23. 23.Rd1 Nf4
  24. 24.Ree1 Nd7
  25. 25.Bc1 Qf6
  26. 26.dxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Qxa7 Ra8
  28. 28.Qe3 Nf8
  29. 29.a4 N8e6
  30. 30.Rd7 Bf8
  31. 31.b4 c5
  32. 32.b5 c4
  33. 33.Red1 h5
  34. 34.Rxb7 Bc5
  35. 35.Qe1 Qg5
  36. 36.Kh2 h4
  37. 37.Qf1 Bxf2
  38. 38.Qxf2 hxg3+
  39. 39.Qxg3 Qxg3+
  40. 40.Kxg3 Ne2+
  41. 41.Kg4 Nxc3
  42. 42.Rf1 Nxa4
  43. 43.Bxa4 Nd8
  44. 44.Rd7 Rxa4
  45. 45.Bg5 Ne6
  46. 46.Rfxf7 c3
  47. 47.Bh6 Rxe4+
  48. 48.Kg3 c2
  49. 49.b6 g5
  50. 50.Rg7+ Nxg7
  51. 51.Rxg7+ Kh8
  52. 52.Rc7 Rg8
  53. 53.Rxc2 Kh7
  54. 54.b7 Rb4
  55. 55.Rc7+ Kxh6
  56. 56.Rc8 Kh7

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