Frank Marshall vs Carl Schlechter

Karlsbad · 1911 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 85 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1911.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3k4/8/2B5/K7/n7/8/8/8 w - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.Rc1 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qe7
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.e3 Nd7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O dxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 Bc7
  14. 14.Bb1 Rd8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nf8
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Rxd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Bb6
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Qxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Rxc5 Rd6
  22. 22.Rdc1 Nd7
  23. 23.R5c3 e5
  24. 24.dxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.f4 Ng4
  26. 26.Bf5 Nf6
  27. 27.Rb3 b6
  28. 28.e4 Rad8
  29. 29.e5 Rd1+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Kf2 Nd5
  32. 32.Kg3 Rd4
  33. 33.Rf3 c5
  34. 34.Bb1 Kf8
  35. 35.f5 Ke7
  36. 36.Rd3 Rxd3+
  37. 37.Bxd3 f6
  38. 38.e6 Kd6
  39. 39.Be4 Ne7
  40. 40.Kf4 a5
  41. 41.g4 Kc7
  42. 42.h4 Kd6
  43. 43.g5 hxg5+
  44. 44.hxg5 fxg5+
  45. 45.Kxg5 Kc7
  46. 46.a4 c4
  47. 47.f6 gxf6+
  48. 48.Kxf6 Kd8
  49. 49.Ke5 Kc7
  50. 50.Bd5 Ng8
  51. 51.Bxc4 Ne7
  52. 52.b3 Ng8
  53. 53.Bb5 Ne7
  54. 54.Be8 Ng8
  55. 55.Bd7 Ne7
  56. 56.Kf6 Kd8
  57. 57.Bb5 Ng8+
  58. 58.Kf7 Ne7
  59. 59.Bf1 Nd5
  60. 60.Bg2 Ne7
  61. 61.Bh3 Nd5
  62. 62.Bf5 Ne7
  63. 63.Be4 Nc8
  64. 64.Bc6 Nd6+
  65. 65.Kf6 Nc8
  66. 66.Bf3 Ne7
  67. 67.Be4 Ng8+
  68. 68.Kf7 Ne7
  69. 69.Bb7 Nf5
  70. 70.Ba6 Ne7
  71. 71.Kg7 Nf5+
  72. 72.Kf8 Ne7
  73. 73.Kf7 Nd5
  74. 74.e7+ Nxe7
  75. 75.Ke6 Nc6
  76. 76.Kd6 Nb4
  77. 77.Bb7 Nc2
  78. 78.Ba6 Nb4
  79. 79.Bb7 Nc2
  80. 80.Kc6 Nd4+
  81. 81.Kxb6 Nxb3
  82. 82.Bf3 Nd2
  83. 83.Bd5 Nb1
  84. 84.Kxa5 Nc3
  85. 85.Bc6 Nxa4

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