Vera Menchik vs Alexander Alekhine

Hastings3334 · 1933 · Old Benoni Defense · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vera Menchik
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 0-1
Event Hastings3334
Site Hastings
Round 2
Date 1933.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

b2r1rk1/1q3ppp/1p3n2/pN2R3/2Pp1P2/PP4P1/R6P/4QNK1 w - - 6 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 cxd4
  3. 3.Nxd4 d5
  4. 4.c4 e5
  5. 5.Nc2 d4
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.exd4 exd4
  8. 8.Bd3 Nf6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Be6
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Bb2 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rad8
  15. 15.Nf1 Nh5
  16. 16.g3 Nf6
  17. 17.f4 Bg4
  18. 18.Qd2 a5
  19. 19.Ba3 Bxa3
  20. 20.Nxa3 Nb4
  21. 21.Nb5 Qd7
  22. 22.a3 Nxd3
  23. 23.Qxd3 Bf5
  24. 24.Qd2 b6
  25. 25.Re5 Be4
  26. 26.Qe1 Ba8
  27. 27.Ra2 Qb7

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