Geza Maroczy vs Frederick Yates

London · 1922 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Frederick Yates
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 8
Date 1922.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4B1K1/4kP1P/4n3/p5P1/8/8 b - - 0 66

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.Bg5 Ne7
  8. 8.Bc4 c6
  9. 9.Nh4 d5
  10. 10.Bb3 Qd6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bg4
  12. 12.Qg3 d4
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Qxg4 dxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Bxc3
  16. 16.Rad1 a5
  17. 17.a4 b5
  18. 18.Nf3 Ng6
  19. 19.g3 Rab8
  20. 20.Rb1 Rb7
  21. 21.Kg2 Rfb8
  22. 22.Ba2 h6
  23. 23.Ng1 Kh7
  24. 24.Ne2 Bb4
  25. 25.axb5 cxb5
  26. 26.f4 Rc7
  27. 27.c4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rbd1 Rcd7
  29. 29.cxb5 Rxd3
  30. 30.Rxd3 Rxd3
  31. 31.f5 Nf8
  32. 32.Nc1 Rd2+
  33. 33.Kh3 Kg8
  34. 34.Rd1 Nh7
  35. 35.Rxd2 Bxd2
  36. 36.Nb3 Bb4
  37. 37.Qe2 Qd6
  38. 38.Kg2 Qc7
  39. 39.Na1 Qc1
  40. 40.Nc2 Bc5
  41. 41.Ne1 Nf6
  42. 42.Nd3 Qg1+
  43. 43.Kh3 Bd4
  44. 44.b6 Nd7
  45. 45.b7 Ba7
  46. 46.Ne1 Qc5
  47. 47.Qa6 Bb8
  48. 48.Bxf7+ Kf8
  49. 49.Be6 Nb6
  50. 50.Nf3 a4
  51. 51.Qd3 Ke7
  52. 52.Nh4 Qd6
  53. 53.Ng6+ Kd8
  54. 54.Nxe5 Qxd3
  55. 55.Nxd3 Kc7
  56. 56.Nc5 Kc6
  57. 57.Na6 Kxb7
  58. 58.Nxb8 Kxb8
  59. 59.Kg4 Kc7
  60. 60.Kh5 Nd7
  61. 61.Kg6 a3
  62. 62.Kxg7 Kd6
  63. 63.Kxh6 Nf6
  64. 64.Kg6 Ke5
  65. 65.h4 Nxe4
  66. 66.h5

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