Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Akiba Rubinstein

Karlsbad · 1907 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/1R6/1P2K1p1/7p/2p2r2/8/8 w - - 1 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qe7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nd8
  10. 10.Bc4 Be6
  11. 11.Bb3 Bxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Ne6
  13. 13.Bh4 h6
  14. 14.Rfe1 a6
  15. 15.Bg3 Nh5
  16. 16.d4 Nef4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Nxf4
  18. 18.g3 Ng6
  19. 19.Qd3 Qe6
  20. 20.Nd2 f5
  21. 21.d5 Qd7
  22. 22.exf5 Rxf5
  23. 23.Ne4 Raf8
  24. 24.Re3 Ne7
  25. 25.Rd1 Kh8
  26. 26.c4 Ng8
  27. 27.f3 Nf6
  28. 28.Rf1 Nxe4
  29. 29.Qxe4 Qd8
  30. 30.Qg4 Qb8
  31. 31.Kg2 Qa7
  32. 32.Rfe1 Qc5
  33. 33.Qe4 Qb4
  34. 34.R1e2 R5f6
  35. 35.Qd3 Kg8
  36. 36.Qc3 a5
  37. 37.Qxb4 axb4
  38. 38.c3 bxc3
  39. 39.Rxc3 Ra8
  40. 40.Kh3 b6
  41. 41.Kg4 Ra1
  42. 42.Rb2 Kh7
  43. 43.b4 Kg6
  44. 44.Rbb3 Rf5
  45. 45.Rc2 Rh1
  46. 46.f4 exf4
  47. 47.gxf4 h5+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rg1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rg4
  50. 50.Rf3 Rgxf4
  51. 51.Rxf4 Rxf4+
  52. 52.Ke3 Kf5
  53. 53.Kd3 Rf3+
  54. 54.Kd4 Rb3
  55. 55.Rf2+ Kg6
  56. 56.Rg2+ Kh6
  57. 57.b5 Rf3
  58. 58.Ke4 Rf6
  59. 59.Ra2 g5
  60. 60.Ra7 Rf4+
  61. 61.Kd3 Rf7
  62. 62.c5 dxc5
  63. 63.d6 Rd7
  64. 64.Rxc7 Rxd6+
  65. 65.Ke4 Rd4+
  66. 66.Kf5 h4
  67. 67.Rc8 Rf4+
  68. 68.Ke5 c4
  69. 69.Rh8+ Kg7
  70. 70.Rc8 Kg6
  71. 71.Rg8+ Kh5
  72. 72.h3 c3
  73. 73.Rh8+ Kg6
  74. 74.Rg8+ Kh6
  75. 75.Rh8+ Kg7
  76. 76.Rc8 Rf3
  77. 77.Rc6 Rxh3
  78. 78.Rxb6 Rf3

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