Stepan M Levitsky vs Aron Nimzowitsch

RUS-ch · 1912 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Stepan M Levitsky
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch
Site Vilnius
Round 4
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3QR3/6k1/1pp2r1p/p3p1p1/P3Pr2/2P2PR1/q5KP/8 w - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 Bb6
  7. 7.Qd3 Bg4
  8. 8.Bb5 O-O
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 g5
  14. 14.Bg3 Nd7
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qe2 Qd7
  18. 18.Nd2 Rae8
  19. 19.Rfd1 f5
  20. 20.Nc4 Qe6
  21. 21.Nxb6 cxb6
  22. 22.Rd3 fxe4
  23. 23.fxe4 Rf4
  24. 24.Rg3 Rd8
  25. 25.Kh1 Qf7
  26. 26.f3 Rd6
  27. 27.Rd1 Rdf6
  28. 28.Kg2 Kh7
  29. 29.Rd3 Kg6
  30. 30.Qd1 Qe6
  31. 31.b3 Qe7
  32. 32.Rd8 Qa3
  33. 33.Rg8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qd8 Qb2+
  35. 35.Kg1 Qxb3
  36. 36.Rh8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Re8 Qb1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Qa2+

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