Geza Maroczy vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

Ostend · 1906 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1-0
Event Ostend
Site Ostend
Date 1906.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k1QNq/p1p5/2pp2R1/8/2P2P2/5K2/PP3bP1/8 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Ne2 Bc5
  9. 9.Ng3 Bb6
  10. 10.h3 Ne8
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bd7
  13. 13.c4 g6
  14. 14.Kh2 Qh4
  15. 15.Nf3 Qe7
  16. 16.Bh6 Ng7
  17. 17.Qd2 f6
  18. 18.Nd4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Be3 h5
  20. 20.Nf3 Ne6
  21. 21.Nh4 Nf8
  22. 22.Bh6 g5
  23. 23.Nhf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.exf5 h4
  25. 25.Nh1 Nd7
  26. 26.Rfe1 Qh7
  27. 27.Bxg5 fxg5
  28. 28.Qxg5+ Kh8
  29. 29.Re6 Rxe6
  30. 30.fxe6 Nf8
  31. 31.Re1 Ng6
  32. 32.e7 Qf7
  33. 33.Qh6+ Kg8
  34. 34.Re4 Ne5
  35. 35.Rxh4 Qg7
  36. 36.Qh5 Ng6
  37. 37.Rg4 Kf7
  38. 38.Ng3 Rg8
  39. 39.Nf5 Qe5+
  40. 40.f4 Qe6
  41. 41.Nh6+ Kxe7
  42. 42.Nxg8+ Kd8
  43. 43.Rxg6 Qe1
  44. 44.h4 Qg1+
  45. 45.Kh3 Bf2
  46. 46.Qf5 Qh1+
  47. 47.Kg4 Qxh4+
  48. 48.Kf3 Qh8
  49. 49.Qf8+

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