Frank Marshall vs Arpad Vajda

Budapest · 1928 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Arpad Vajda
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/3R3R/4k3/4pp2/8/4PPK1/rr5P/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bg5 c5
  4. 4.e4 Qb6
  5. 5.Nbd2 cxd4
  6. 6.Nc4 Qb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 Qc5
  8. 8.b4 Qc7
  9. 9.e5 Ne4
  10. 10.Nxd4 a6
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nxd2
  13. 13.Qxd2 Bb7
  14. 14.O-O Nc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 dxc6
  16. 16.Be4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qe3 Bxb4
  18. 18.Rab1 Bc5
  19. 19.Nd6+ Qxd6
  20. 20.exd6 Bxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 b5
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.c4 f5
  24. 24.Bf3 Rxd6
  25. 25.cxb5 Kd7
  26. 26.Ra1 Kc7
  27. 27.bxc6 Bxc6
  28. 28.Ra7+ Kb6
  29. 29.Rxg7 Bxf3
  30. 30.Rb1+ Kc5
  31. 31.Rc1+ Kd5
  32. 32.gxf3 Ra6
  33. 33.Kf2 e5
  34. 34.Rd1+ Ke6
  35. 35.Rdd7 Rb8
  36. 36.Rxh7 Ra2+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rbb2

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