Paul Keres vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Semmering/Baden · 1937 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Semmering/Baden
Site Semmering
Round 7
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

6r1/2k5/7p/2KR4/1P6/1P6/8/8 w - - 5 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 Nc6
  6. 6.c4 g6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Qa5
  10. 10.Nb3 Qb4
  11. 11.Qc2 Nd7
  12. 12.Bd2 Nc5
  13. 13.Nxc5 Qxc5
  14. 14.Nd5 a5
  15. 15.O-O-O Nb4
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Kh8
  17. 17.Qb3 Be6
  18. 18.a3 Nc6
  19. 19.Be3 Qe5
  20. 20.Nd5 a4
  21. 21.Qc2 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Qe6
  23. 23.Qd2 Rfc8
  24. 24.Kb1 Ne5
  25. 25.Rxd6 Nxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Qxc4
  27. 27.Rc1 Qxc1+
  28. 28.Qxc1 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Bxc1 Be5
  30. 30.Rd7 Bxh2
  31. 31.Rxf7 b5
  32. 32.f4 Re8
  33. 33.e5 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 Bxe5
  35. 35.Bd2 Rd8
  36. 36.Ba5 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kc2 Rg1
  38. 38.Rf2 Kg8
  39. 39.Bc3 Bxc3
  40. 40.Kxc3 Re1
  41. 41.Rf5 Re3+
  42. 42.Kc2 Re2+
  43. 43.Kb1 b4
  44. 44.axb4 Rxg2
  45. 45.Ka2 Rg3
  46. 46.Ra5 Kf7
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Ra8 Kf7
  49. 49.Rxa4 Rxg5
  50. 50.Ra5 h6
  51. 51.Kb3 Ke7
  52. 52.Kc4 Kd6
  53. 53.Rc5 Rg8
  54. 54.b3 Rf8
  55. 55.Rd5+ Kc7
  56. 56.Kc5 Rg8

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