Frank Marshall vs Zoltan Balla

DSB-18.Kongress · 1912 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1-0
Event DSB-18.Kongress
Site Breslau
Round 2
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D51)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5k2/3P2R1/3r2pP/6P1/6P1/6K1 b - - 4 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Qb3 Be7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Nxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qxd5 c6
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Qb3 Nb6
  12. 12.e3 Be6
  13. 13.Qd1 Nc4
  14. 14.Nd2 Nxb2
  15. 15.Qc2 Qa3
  16. 16.Rb1 Na4
  17. 17.Bd3 h6
  18. 18.Bc4 Bc8
  19. 19.O-O Nb6
  20. 20.Rb3 Qe7
  21. 21.Rfb1 Be6
  22. 22.Bxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.a4 Nxa4
  24. 24.Rxb7 Nb6
  25. 25.Ra1 Nd5
  26. 26.Nc4 a5
  27. 27.Ne5 Nb4
  28. 28.Qc5 Qf5
  29. 29.h3 Nd3
  30. 30.Nxd3 Qxd3
  31. 31.Rxa5 Rac8
  32. 32.Raa7 Qe4
  33. 33.Qc4 Qg6
  34. 34.Ra6 Rfd8
  35. 35.e4 Qf6
  36. 36.Raa7 Rf8
  37. 37.e5 Qf4
  38. 38.e6 Rb8
  39. 39.exf7+ Kh8
  40. 40.Qc3 Rbd8
  41. 41.Rd7 Rb8
  42. 42.Rab7 Ra8
  43. 43.Re7 Kh7
  44. 44.Qc2+ g6
  45. 45.Qc3 Ra2
  46. 46.Qg3 Qxg3
  47. 47.fxg3 Kg7
  48. 48.Rec7 Rd2
  49. 49.Rxc6 Rxf7
  50. 50.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  51. 51.Rd6 h5
  52. 52.h4 Kg7
  53. 53.Kh2 Rd3
  54. 54.Rd8 Kf6
  55. 55.Rf8+ Kg7
  56. 56.Rf4 Kh6
  57. 57.Re4 g5
  58. 58.Re6+ Kg7
  59. 59.Re5 g4
  60. 60.Rxh5 Kf6
  61. 61.d5 Rd1
  62. 62.Rg5 Rd4
  63. 63.Kg1

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