Frank Marshall vs Lajos Merenyi

Budapest · 1928 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Lajos Merenyi
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E61)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3N1P2/4n2p/p2k4/8/PP5P/5KP1/8 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nc3 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Qc8
  12. 12.a3 a5
  13. 13.Bf4 Na6
  14. 14.Re3 Nc7
  15. 15.Rae1 Ne6
  16. 16.Bh2 Qd8
  17. 17.Qe2 Nh5
  18. 18.Nd5 Nf6
  19. 19.Bxg6 fxg6
  20. 20.Rxe6 Bxe6
  21. 21.Qxe6+ Kh7
  22. 22.Nxe7 Rf8
  23. 23.Bxd6 Qd7
  24. 24.Nd5 Rf7
  25. 25.Nb6 Qxe6
  26. 26.Rxe6 Re8
  27. 27.d5 Bf8
  28. 28.Ne5 Bxd6
  29. 29.Nxf7 Rxe6
  30. 30.dxe6 Bc5
  31. 31.Nd7 Bd4
  32. 32.Nd6 Ng8
  33. 33.b3 b6
  34. 34.Nc8 Kg7
  35. 35.Ncxb6 Bxb6
  36. 36.Nxb6 Kf6
  37. 37.c5 Ne7
  38. 38.Nc4 Nc6
  39. 39.f4 Kxe6
  40. 40.Kf2 Kd5
  41. 41.Ne5 Nd4
  42. 42.c6 Ne6
  43. 43.Nxg6 Kxc6
  44. 44.f5 Nd8
  45. 45.Ne5+ Kc5
  46. 46.f6 Kd5
  47. 47.f7 Ne6
  48. 48.Nd7

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