Reuben Fine vs Sidney Norman Bernstein

New York · 1941 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Sidney Norman Bernstein
Result 1-0
Event New York
Site New York
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1P3pk1/n1NR1b2/4p1pp/8/4B2P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 d6
  7. 7.Bxc6+ bxc6
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.c4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Re8
  12. 12.h3 Bf8
  13. 13.Qf3 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Rb8
  15. 15.b3 g6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qe7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Bg7
  18. 18.e5 Nh5
  19. 19.Bd2 dxe5
  20. 20.Nxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Qxc6 Rb6
  22. 22.Qa4 Rd6
  23. 23.Nd5 Qd7
  24. 24.Qxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.Ba5 c6
  26. 26.Nb4 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Bf6
  28. 28.Nxc6 Nf4
  29. 29.Rd6 Kg7
  30. 30.Bd2 g5
  31. 31.b4 h5
  32. 32.b5 axb5
  33. 33.cxb5 Ne6
  34. 34.b6 Nc5
  35. 35.Be3 Na6
  36. 36.b7

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