Geza Maroczy vs Karoly Sterk

HUN-ch · 1931 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Karoly Sterk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event HUN-ch
Site Budapest
Round 10
Date 1931.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

3rb1k1/1p2rppp/p7/2b1PB2/P1qN1R2/2P1Q1PP/1P5K/R7 b - - 4 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.g3 a6
  7. 7.Bg2 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.a4 Be7
  11. 11.Nde2 Rc8
  12. 12.Kh1 O-O
  13. 13.f4 Nb4
  14. 14.Nd4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Be3 Be8
  16. 16.Qe2 Qc4
  17. 17.Qf2 d5
  18. 18.e5 Ne4
  19. 19.Nxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Bxe4 Bc5
  21. 21.c3 Nd5
  22. 22.f5 Nxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 exf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Rc7
  25. 25.Rf4 Re7
  26. 26.Kh2

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