Geza Maroczy vs Efim Bogoljubow

Dresden · 1936 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1-0
Event Dresden
Site Dresden
Round 3
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2PQ1p1k/6p1/1pq5/4K2p/5P1P/6P1/8 b - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d6
  8. 8.O-O Ng4
  9. 9.h3 Ne5
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.Na4 Bd4
  13. 13.Bb2 Bxb2
  14. 14.Nxb2 O-O
  15. 15.Nc4 Nxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Qf6
  17. 17.Qd3 a5
  18. 18.Rab1 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Rd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Bf5
  22. 22.Qb3 Qg6
  23. 23.dxc6 Be4
  24. 24.f3 Bxc6
  25. 25.Bd5 Rab8
  26. 26.Bxc6 Qxc6
  27. 27.c4 g6
  28. 28.Qc3 Re8
  29. 29.Re1 h5
  30. 30.Kh1 Kh7
  31. 31.c5 Qb5
  32. 32.Qf6 Qc4
  33. 33.Re7 Rxe7
  34. 34.Qxe7 c6
  35. 35.Qc7 Qa2
  36. 36.Qxb8 Qxb1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qf5
  38. 38.Qd6 h4
  39. 39.b5 cxb5
  40. 40.c6 Qc2
  41. 41.Qd5 Kh6
  42. 42.Qd6 Qc4
  43. 43.c7 Kh7
  44. 44.Qd7 Qf4+
  45. 45.Kg1 Qc1+
  46. 46.Kf2 Qc5+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qc2+
  48. 48.Ke3 Qc5+
  49. 49.Ke4

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