Reuben Fine vs Alexander Alekhine

Nottingham · 1936 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

4r3/pp6/8/PP3pk1/2P3b1/2K1N3/8/6R1 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  10. 10.Qd2 O-O
  11. 11.Qe3 Rd8
  12. 12.O-O-O Ne7
  13. 13.Bd3 Nf5
  14. 14.Qe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bd7
  16. 16.Be4 c6
  17. 17.Rd3 Be8
  18. 18.Rhd1 Rxd3
  19. 19.Rxd3 Kf8
  20. 20.Kc2 h5
  21. 21.Bxf5 exf5
  22. 22.Ng5 Ke7
  23. 23.b3 c5
  24. 24.h4 Bc6
  25. 25.f3 f4
  26. 26.Kc3 Re8
  27. 27.Rd6 Kf8
  28. 28.e6 f6
  29. 29.Nh3 Ke7
  30. 30.Rd2 Kxe6
  31. 31.Nxf4+ Kf7
  32. 32.Nxh5 Rh8
  33. 33.Nf4 Rxh4
  34. 34.Nd5 Rh5
  35. 35.Nf4 Re5
  36. 36.a4 g5
  37. 37.Nd3 Re3
  38. 38.Ra2 g4
  39. 39.Kd2 Re7
  40. 40.fxg4 Bxg2
  41. 41.Nxc5 Bf3
  42. 42.Kc3 Bxg4
  43. 43.Rf2 f5
  44. 44.a5 Kf6
  45. 45.b4 Kg5
  46. 46.Nd3 Kh4
  47. 47.Rf4 Kg3
  48. 48.Rd4 Bf3
  49. 49.Rd8 Be2
  50. 50.Rg8+ Kf3
  51. 51.Rf8 Ke3
  52. 52.Ne1 Ke4
  53. 53.Ng2 Bh5
  54. 54.Rd8 Kf3
  55. 55.Nh4+ Kg4
  56. 56.Rd4+ Kg5
  57. 57.Ng2 Bf3
  58. 58.Nf4 Be4
  59. 59.Nd5 Re5
  60. 60.Rd1 Bf3
  61. 61.Rg1+ Bg4
  62. 62.Kd4 Re4+
  63. 63.Kd3 Re6
  64. 64.Ne3 Rd6+
  65. 65.Kc3 Rd8
  66. 66.b5 Re8

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