Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6R1/8/P7/3k3p/4pnPp/8/7K w - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 a6
  8. 8.Nc3 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 Nb4
  11. 11.Bb1 Nbd5
  12. 12.Qe2 Bb7
  13. 13.Ne5 Qb6
  14. 14.Bg5 Bd6
  15. 15.Re1 Rd8
  16. 16.Qd2 Be7
  17. 17.a3 O-O
  18. 18.Qd3 g6
  19. 19.Ba2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Qh3 Nh5
  21. 21.Bxe7 Rxe7
  22. 22.Bxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Qh4 f6
  24. 24.Nxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Nf3 Kg7
  26. 26.Qe4 Kf7
  27. 27.Rac1 Ng7
  28. 28.g4 Qd6
  29. 29.Rc8 Re8
  30. 30.Rec1 Rxc8
  31. 31.Rxc8 Ne8
  32. 32.g5 fxg5
  33. 33.Ne5+ Ke7
  34. 34.Qf3 Nf6
  35. 35.Ra8 Rxe5
  36. 36.Ra7+ Nd7
  37. 37.dxe5 Qxe5
  38. 38.Qd1 Qd6
  39. 39.Qxd6+ Kxd6
  40. 40.Rxa6+ Kd5
  41. 41.Kf1 g4
  42. 42.Ra7 Kd6
  43. 43.Ke2 h5
  44. 44.Ra8 Ne5
  45. 45.Ra6+ Kd7
  46. 46.Rb6 Nf3
  47. 47.h3 Nd4+
  48. 48.Kf1 gxh3
  49. 49.Rb7+ Kd6
  50. 50.Rg7 Nf3
  51. 51.Rf7 Nd2+
  52. 52.Kg1 g5
  53. 53.Rh7 Nf3+
  54. 54.Kh1 h4
  55. 55.Rf7 Ne5
  56. 56.Rg7 Nf3
  57. 57.b3 e5
  58. 58.a4 bxa4
  59. 59.bxa4 Kc5
  60. 60.Rf7 e4
  61. 61.Re7 Kd4
  62. 62.a5 g4
  63. 63.Rg7 g3
  64. 64.fxg3 e3

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