Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Ostende · 1907 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 1
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k3p2/1p2b2p/1Pp1Pp1p/2P2P1P/3K1NP1/8 w - - 0 51

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 d6
  7. 7.Ne2 Ne7
  8. 8.Ng3 Ng6
  9. 9.c3 Ba5
  10. 10.d4 c6
  11. 11.Ba4 Re8
  12. 12.Bb3 h6
  13. 13.Re1 Bg4
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.h3 Qxd1
  16. 16.Bxd1 Be6
  17. 17.Bb3 Bc7
  18. 18.Bxe6 Rxe6
  19. 19.Be3 Rd8
  20. 20.Rad1 Ree8
  21. 21.Kf1 b6
  22. 22.Ng1 Nf4
  23. 23.f3 Nd3
  24. 24.Re2 Rd7
  25. 25.Red2 Red8
  26. 26.b3 c5
  27. 27.Ke2 Nf4+
  28. 28.Bxf4 exf4
  29. 29.Nf1 Be5
  30. 30.Rxd7 Rxd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.Kd3 b5
  33. 33.Ne2 Bc7
  34. 34.Kc2 g5
  35. 35.Nc1 Kf8
  36. 36.Nd2 Ke7
  37. 37.Nd3 f6
  38. 38.a4 a6
  39. 39.axb5 axb5
  40. 40.Nb1 Kd6
  41. 41.Na3 Kc6
  42. 42.Kd2 Nf8
  43. 43.Nc2 Ng6
  44. 44.Ke2 Bd6
  45. 45.b4 c4
  46. 46.Nd4+ Kb6
  47. 47.Nf2 h5
  48. 48.Nf5 Be5
  49. 49.Kd2 Nh4
  50. 50.Nxh4 gxh4

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