Ernst Gruenfeld vs Aron Nimzowitsch

Semmering · 1926 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Ernst Gruenfeld
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 1-0
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/2P4P/2r5/1K1bB3/8/P7/4R3 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Ba6
  7. 7.Nbd2 c6
  8. 8.b3 d5
  9. 9.Bb2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rc1 Rc8
  11. 11.Qc2 c5
  12. 12.Qb1 dxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxc4
  15. 15.bxc4 Bc5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qc7
  17. 17.e3 h5
  18. 18.Qc2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Nc6 Re8
  20. 20.Qa4 a5
  21. 21.Nd4 Ne5
  22. 22.Nb5 Qb8
  23. 23.Na7 Qxa7
  24. 24.Bxe5 b5
  25. 25.Qxb5 Red8
  26. 26.Bxf6 gxf6
  27. 27.Qb7 Qxb7
  28. 28.Bxb7 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 Rc7
  30. 30.Bf3 Bf8
  31. 31.Bxh5 a4
  32. 32.Rc1 f5
  33. 33.Kf1 Bc5
  34. 34.Bf3 Ba3
  35. 35.Rc2 Kg7
  36. 36.Ke2 Kf6
  37. 37.Kd3 Rd7+
  38. 38.Ke2 Rc7
  39. 39.Bg2 Bb4
  40. 40.f4 a3
  41. 41.e4 e5
  42. 42.fxe5+ Kxe5
  43. 43.exf5 Kxf5
  44. 44.Kd3 Bc5
  45. 45.Re2 f6
  46. 46.Bd5 Bg1
  47. 47.Be6+ Kg6
  48. 48.h4 f5
  49. 49.g4 fxg4
  50. 50.Bxg4 Bc5
  51. 51.Re6+ Kf7
  52. 52.Re5 Kf6
  53. 53.Rd5 Rc6
  54. 54.Rf5+ Kg7
  55. 55.Bf3 Rc8
  56. 56.h5 Be7
  57. 57.Bd5 Kh6
  58. 58.Bf3 Rb8
  59. 59.Re5 Rd8+
  60. 60.Kc2 Bg5
  61. 61.Re6+ Kh7
  62. 62.Be4+ Kh8
  63. 63.c5 Rd2+
  64. 64.Kb3 Rb2+
  65. 65.Kxa3 Bc1
  66. 66.c6 Kg7
  67. 67.Rg6+ Kf7
  68. 68.Rg1 Rc2+
  69. 69.Kb3 Rc5
  70. 70.Kb4 Be3
  71. 71.Re1 Bd4
  72. 72.h6

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