Paul Keres vs Jose Raul Capablanca

AVRO · 1938 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6B1/p1pk2n1/7p/P1P2P2/6PP/6K1/8 b - f3 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Qe7+
  7. 7.Be2 cxd4
  8. 8.O-O Qc7
  9. 9.Nb3 Bd6
  10. 10.Nbxd4 a6
  11. 11.b3 Nge7
  12. 12.Bb2 O-O
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.c4 Be6
  15. 15.Qc2 dxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Bxc4
  17. 17.Qxc4 Rfb8
  18. 18.h3 Rb5
  19. 19.Rac1 Rc8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Ng6
  21. 21.Nd4 Rb6
  22. 22.Ne6 Qb8
  23. 23.Ng5 Rb7
  24. 24.Qg4 Bf4
  25. 25.Rc4 Rb5
  26. 26.Nxf7 Re8
  27. 27.g3 Qc8
  28. 28.Rxf4 Qxg4
  29. 29.Rxg4 Kxf7
  30. 30.Rd7+ Re7
  31. 31.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  32. 32.Bxg7 Ra5
  33. 33.a4 Rc5
  34. 34.Rb4 Ke6
  35. 35.Kg2 h5
  36. 36.Rc4 Rxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Kd6
  38. 38.f4

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