Reuben Fine vs Boris Blumin

St Louis · 1941 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Boris Blumin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Louis
Site St Louis
Date 1941.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4r3/nk3p1p/6p1/2B5/7P/5K2/5PP1/R7 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 c6
  7. 7.Nf3 Qa5
  8. 8.Be2 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nd5
  12. 12.Bg3 c5
  13. 13.O-O Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Nd7
  15. 15.Rfb1 cxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Rac8
  18. 18.Rxb5 Qxc3
  19. 19.Qxc3 Rxc3
  20. 20.Ra5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Bf4 Nf6
  22. 22.Bf3 R3c4
  23. 23.Rxa7 Rxd4
  24. 24.Be3 Rd7
  25. 25.Rxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.a4 Ne5
  27. 27.Be2 Ra8
  28. 28.a5 Bc4
  29. 29.Kf1 Kf8
  30. 30.a6 Bxe2+
  31. 31.Kxe2 Ke8
  32. 32.a7 Kd7
  33. 33.Rd1+ Kc8
  34. 34.h4 Nc6
  35. 35.Bc5 Kc7
  36. 36.Ra1 Kb7
  37. 37.Rb1+ Kc7
  38. 38.Ra1 Kb7
  39. 39.Kf3 Nxa7
  40. 40.Bxe7 Re8
  41. 41.Bc5

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