Frank Marshall vs Rudolf Spielmann

New York · 1927 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Rudolf Spielmann
Result 1/2-1/2
Event New York
Site New York
Round 2
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

R7/P7/8/5p2/5k1p/8/6PK/r7 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 a6
  10. 10.f4 Qc7
  11. 11.Qf3 b5
  12. 12.Rae1 Bb7
  13. 13.Qg3 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.f5 Nf6
  17. 17.Bh6 Nh5
  18. 18.Qg4 Bf6
  19. 19.Nf3 Kh8
  20. 20.Qxh5 gxh6
  21. 21.Qxh6 Qe7
  22. 22.Be4 Bxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 a5
  24. 24.Rfe1 e5
  25. 25.c4 bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 d5
  27. 27.R4e3 Rg8
  28. 28.Nxe5 Bg5
  29. 29.Qxg5 Rxg5
  30. 30.Ng6+ hxg6
  31. 31.Rxe7 Rxf5
  32. 32.Re8+ Rxe8
  33. 33.Rxe8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Ra8 d4
  35. 35.cxd4 Rd5
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxd4
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rd2+
  38. 38.Kf3 f5
  39. 39.h4 Kh6
  40. 40.Ra8 Rc2
  41. 41.a4 Rc3+
  42. 42.Kf4 Rc4+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kh2 Ra3
  45. 45.a5 Kh5
  46. 46.Rh8+ Kg4
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.Ra8 h4
  49. 49.a6 Kf4
  50. 50.a7 Ra1

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