Stefan Izbinsky vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg · 1905 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Stefan Izbinsky
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 12
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/1p1b2br/p1p5/3p4/3P1npq/2P3N1/PP2BQPN/3R1RK1 w - - 2 37

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.d3 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ne8
  9. 9.Re1 g6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bf6
  11. 11.Bh6 Bg7
  12. 12.Qd2 f5
  13. 13.Bg5 Nf6
  14. 14.exf5 gxf5
  15. 15.h3 Ne7
  16. 16.N3h2 Ng6
  17. 17.f4 h6
  18. 18.fxe5 hxg5
  19. 19.exf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Ng3 Nf4
  21. 21.Ne2 Nh5
  22. 22.Nd4 c6
  23. 23.Bd1 Nf4
  24. 24.Ne2 Ne6
  25. 25.Ng3 Bh6
  26. 26.Qf2 Bd7
  27. 27.Bf3 Rae8
  28. 28.Rf1 Re7
  29. 29.Rad1 Rh7
  30. 30.Be4 Nf4
  31. 31.Bf3 Bg7
  32. 32.Kh1 Qh6
  33. 33.Kg1 d5
  34. 34.d4 g4
  35. 35.hxg4 fxg4
  36. 36.Be2 Qh4

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