Reuben Fine vs Alexander Alekhine

AVRO · 1938 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/8/pp6/4P3/1PPn2P1/3NK2P/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.dxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.f4 Bxa4
  11. 11.Qxa4+ Qd7
  12. 12.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  13. 13.fxe5 Ke6
  14. 14.Bf4 Rf8
  15. 15.Nd2 Bxe5
  16. 16.Nb3 Bxf4
  17. 17.Rxf4 b6
  18. 18.a4 Ke5
  19. 19.g3 Nf6
  20. 20.Nd2 Nh5
  21. 21.Rf2 Ke6
  22. 22.a5 Ra8
  23. 23.Raf1 Rhd8
  24. 24.Nf3 Ke7
  25. 25.axb6 cxb6
  26. 26.Ng5 h6
  27. 27.Rxf7+ Kd6
  28. 28.Nf3 g5
  29. 29.Nd4 Re8
  30. 30.Rh7 Rh8
  31. 31.Rff7 Rxh7
  32. 32.Rxh7 Rf8
  33. 33.Rxh6+ Nf6
  34. 34.Nf3 Kc5
  35. 35.Nd2 g4
  36. 36.Rg6 Nd7
  37. 37.Rxg4 Ne5
  38. 38.Rg5 Kd6
  39. 39.Rf5 Rd8
  40. 40.Nf3 Nd3
  41. 41.Rd5+ Ke7
  42. 42.Rxd8 Kxd8
  43. 43.b3 Ke7
  44. 44.Nd2 a5
  45. 45.Kf1 b5
  46. 46.Ke2

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