Salo Landau vs Max Euwe

NLD-ch m · 1939 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Salo Landau
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NLD-ch m
Site NLD
Round 1
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E58)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

3KQ3/2P3p1/5p2/3q1k2/8/p5P1/8/8 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.a4 c4
  12. 12.Bc2 Bg4
  13. 13.Ba3 Re8
  14. 14.Qb1 Ne4
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Nd2 Be2
  17. 17.Re1 Bd3
  18. 18.Qb5 Re6
  19. 19.Nf1 a6
  20. 20.Qf5 Ne7
  21. 21.Bxe7 Qxe7
  22. 22.Ng3 Rg6
  23. 23.f3 exf3
  24. 24.Qxf3 Re8
  25. 25.e4 Re6
  26. 26.Re3 f6
  27. 27.Rae1 Qa3
  28. 28.Nf5 Bxe4
  29. 29.Rxe4 Rxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Qc1+
  31. 31.Kf2 Qc2+
  32. 32.Re2 Rxe2+
  33. 33.Qxe2 Qxf5+
  34. 34.Ke1 Qc8
  35. 35.Qe7 Qb8
  36. 36.g3 h5
  37. 37.Qe6+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qxc4 h4
  39. 39.Kf2 hxg3+
  40. 40.hxg3 Qb7
  41. 41.Qe6 b5
  42. 42.axb5 Qxb5
  43. 43.c4 Qb4
  44. 44.Qc8+ Kf7
  45. 45.Qd7+ Kg6
  46. 46.c5 Qd2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Qd1+
  48. 48.Ke4 Qh1+
  49. 49.Kd3 Qb1+
  50. 50.Kc4 Qa2+
  51. 51.Kb4 a5+
  52. 52.Kb5 a4
  53. 53.Qe8+ Kf5
  54. 54.c6 Qb3+
  55. 55.Kc5 a3
  56. 56.c7 Qc3+
  57. 57.Kd6 Qxd4+
  58. 58.Ke7 Qc5+
  59. 59.Kd8 Qd5+

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