Reuben Fine vs Sidney Norman Bernstein

USA-ch · 1936 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Sidney Norman Bernstein
Result 1-0
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 12
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rk4/p1r1np2/2p2n2/2B2P2/4P2R/P4B2/1R3P1K/8 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.cxd5 Bxf3
  5. 5.gxf3 Qxd5
  6. 6.e3 e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Bb4
  8. 8.Bd2 Qd7
  9. 9.d5 Nce7
  10. 10.Bb5 c6
  11. 11.dxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bc4 Rb8
  13. 13.a3 Bd6
  14. 14.Ne4 Nf6
  15. 15.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  16. 16.Bb4 Qxd1+
  17. 17.Rxd1 Ned5
  18. 18.Bd6 Rxb2
  19. 19.Bxe5 Rc2
  20. 20.Bb3 Rc5
  21. 21.Bd6 Rc3
  22. 22.Ba2 Rc2
  23. 23.Bb1 Rb2
  24. 24.Bd3 Rb7
  25. 25.O-O Kd7
  26. 26.Be5 Ke6
  27. 27.Bd4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rc1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rc2 Nd7
  30. 30.Bc4 Ne5
  31. 31.Be2 g5
  32. 32.Rfc1 Rd6
  33. 33.Kg2 h5
  34. 34.h4 gxh4
  35. 35.f4 Ng6
  36. 36.Bc5 Rd8
  37. 37.Kh2 Nge7
  38. 38.Bxh5 Rh8
  39. 39.Bf3 Rhc8
  40. 40.f5+ Kd7
  41. 41.Rd2 Ke8
  42. 42.Rc4 Rd7
  43. 43.Rxh4 Kd8
  44. 44.e4 Nf6
  45. 45.Rb2 Rdc7

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