Ernst Gruenfeld vs Akiba Rubinstein

Marienbad · 1925 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Ernst Gruenfeld
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Marienbad
Site Marienbad
Round 13
Date 1925.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

5rk1/6p1/2pr3p/1p3p2/3P4/pP6/P1KR1PPP/2R5 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Qb3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bg5 Ne7
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 O-O
  10. 10.Bc4 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 Bc7
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.Bd3 Be6
  14. 14.Qc2 a5
  15. 15.Nc5 Bd5
  16. 16.Rhe1 Na6
  17. 17.Nxa6 Rxa6
  18. 18.Kb1 Be6
  19. 19.Be4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bf5 Bxf5
  21. 21.Qxf5 a4
  22. 22.Ne5 a3
  23. 23.b3 Ba5
  24. 24.Qd3 Bxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 Qd6
  26. 26.Rc1 f6
  27. 27.Ng4 Ra7
  28. 28.Ne3 Nb4
  29. 29.Qc3 f5
  30. 30.Qc5 Rd7
  31. 31.Qxd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.Nc2 Nxc2
  33. 33.Kxc2

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