Geza Maroczy vs Frederick Yates

Scarborough · 1930 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Frederick Yates
Result 1-0
Event Scarborough
Site Scarborough
Round 7
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1PK5/1N2p3/5kp1/7p/5P1P/6P1/1r6 b - - 6 55

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.Ne2 Ne7
  8. 8.c3 Ba5
  9. 9.Ng3 Ng6
  10. 10.d4 Qe7
  11. 11.h3 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bb6
  13. 13.Re1 Qe5
  14. 14.Ba4 c6
  15. 15.Be3 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxc6 Nxe3
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxd1
  19. 19.Raxd1 Nxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Be6
  21. 21.Bb3 Rae8
  22. 22.Bxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.Re2 Re7
  24. 24.Ne4 h6
  25. 25.Kf1 Rc7
  26. 26.f3 Rc6
  27. 27.Rd7 Rf7
  28. 28.Red2 Rc7
  29. 29.Rd8+ Rf8
  30. 30.Ke2 Rxd8
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Kf7
  32. 32.Rd3 Ke7
  33. 33.Kd2 Rc6
  34. 34.b4 a6
  35. 35.Kc2 Ba7
  36. 36.a4 b6
  37. 37.Kb3 Bb8
  38. 38.c4 Be5
  39. 39.b5 axb5
  40. 40.axb5 Rc8
  41. 41.Rd2 Rc7
  42. 42.c5 bxc5
  43. 43.Kc4 Ra7
  44. 44.b6 Ra1
  45. 45.Kxc5 Bf4
  46. 46.Rd3 g5
  47. 47.Kc6 Rc1+
  48. 48.Nc5 h5
  49. 49.b7 h4
  50. 50.Rd7+ Kf6
  51. 51.Rd6 Bxd6
  52. 52.Kxd6 Rd1+
  53. 53.Kc7 Rb1
  54. 54.Nd7+ Kf5
  55. 55.Nb6

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