Frank Marshall vs Zoltan Balla

Bad Pistyan · 1912 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1-0
Event Bad Pistyan
Site Bad Pistyan
Round 11
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A85)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1R1P2pp/2p3k1/2B1P3/p1P2p2/4P3/2b2KPP/8 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 f5
  5. 5.e3 Nf6
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.f4 Bb4
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Ne4
  10. 10.Qb3 Be7
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 Nxc3
  13. 13.dxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.bxc3 Kh8
  15. 15.Bc4 a5
  16. 16.a4 Qd7
  17. 17.Ba3 Rd8
  18. 18.Bxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Qxe6 Bxe6
  20. 20.Bxe7 Rdb8
  21. 21.Rfb1 Kg8
  22. 22.Kf2 Rb3
  23. 23.Rxb3 Bxb3
  24. 24.Bc5 Kf7
  25. 25.Rb1 Bxa4
  26. 26.Rb7+ Kg6
  27. 27.c4 Bc2
  28. 28.d5 a4
  29. 29.d6 f4
  30. 30.d7

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