Grigory Helbach vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg · 1905 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Grigory Helbach
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p5pp/1p3k2/3bp3/P2p4/r2P1N2/1R1K2PP/8 w - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nxc5
  8. 8.Bxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Qg4 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Qb6
  11. 11.Nge2 Qxb2
  12. 12.Ra2 Qb6
  13. 13.Nc1 Qa5
  14. 14.Qh3 Bd4
  15. 15.Kd2 f6
  16. 16.Nb3 Qxc3+
  17. 17.Qxc3 Bxc3+
  18. 18.Kxc3 fxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Bd3 Bd7
  21. 21.Re1 Rac8+
  22. 22.Kd2 Rf2+
  23. 23.Re2 Nxd3
  24. 24.cxd3 Rxe2+
  25. 25.Kxe2 Rc3
  26. 26.Nd4 Kf7
  27. 27.Kd2 Rc7
  28. 28.Nf3 Kf6
  29. 29.Ra1 Ba4
  30. 30.Ne1 e5
  31. 31.Rb1 d4
  32. 32.Rb2 b6
  33. 33.Nf3 Rc3
  34. 34.Ra2 Bb3
  35. 35.Rb2 Bd5
  36. 36.a4 Ra3

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