Frank Marshall vs Zoltan Balla

Budapest · 1928 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Q7/1r2k2P/2p5/2P1bP2/7P/8/6K1 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.c4 Bb7
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 d6
  6. 6.Qc2 Nbd7
  7. 7.e4 h6
  8. 8.Be3 a6
  9. 9.h3 c5
  10. 10.Be2 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.f4 O-O
  14. 14.b4 Rac8
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bd3 Bf8
  17. 17.Qf2 g6
  18. 18.Nf3 Bg7
  19. 19.Nd2 Bc6
  20. 20.b5 Bb7
  21. 21.Na4 Nc5
  22. 22.Nxc5 bxc5
  23. 23.a4 Nd7
  24. 24.Nb3 f5
  25. 25.Qc2 Qb8
  26. 26.Rce1 axb5
  27. 27.axb5 Qa8
  28. 28.Bd2 Nf6
  29. 29.exf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Bc3 Ne4
  31. 31.Bxg7 Kxg7
  32. 32.Re3 Kf7
  33. 33.Ra1 Qb8
  34. 34.b6 Nf6
  35. 35.Ra7 Rc6
  36. 36.Bxf5 exf5
  37. 37.Rxe8 Nxe8
  38. 38.Qxf5+ Nf6
  39. 39.g4 Rxb6
  40. 40.g5 Qxa7
  41. 41.Qxf6+ Ke8
  42. 42.gxh6 Be4
  43. 43.Qh8+ Ke7
  44. 44.Qg7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Nxc5+ dxc5
  46. 46.Qxa7

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