Kazimierz Makarczyk vs Akiba Rubinstein

POL-ch · 1927 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Kazimierz Makarczyk
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event POL-ch
Site Lodz
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp6/8/5pk1/2K5/2P2bP1/P1P5/1R1Br3 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 dxc3
  7. 7.exf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.dxc3 Qe5+
  9. 9.Qe2 Qxe2+
  10. 10.Kxe2 c6
  11. 11.Bd3 d5
  12. 12.Re1 Bd6
  13. 13.Kf3+ Be6
  14. 14.Bf4 O-O-O
  15. 15.Bxd6 Rxd6
  16. 16.Re5 Kd8
  17. 17.Rae1 g6
  18. 18.h4 c5
  19. 19.h5 c4
  20. 20.Bf1 Ra6
  21. 21.Ra1 Ke7
  22. 22.hxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Be2 Kf6
  24. 24.Re3 Rd8
  25. 25.Bd1 Ra5
  26. 26.Ke2 Rh8
  27. 27.f3 Ra6
  28. 28.Kf2 Bf5
  29. 29.f4 Rh1
  30. 30.Re1 Rxe1
  31. 31.Kxe1 Be4
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf5
  33. 33.g3 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 Kxg5
  35. 35.Ke3 Re6
  36. 36.Kd4 Bg2
  37. 37.b3 Re1
  38. 38.bxc4 dxc4
  39. 39.Rb1 f5
  40. 40.Kxc4 Bf3

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