Vera Menchik vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Hastings 3031 · 1930 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vera Menchik
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event Hastings 3031
Site Hastings
Round 9
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A47)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4p1p1/p1k1Pp1p/2p2P2/2P1K1P1/7P/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.e3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.c3 e6
  7. 7.Ne5 d6
  8. 8.Nxc6 Bxc6
  9. 9.Qe2 Be7
  10. 10.Bb5 Qd7
  11. 11.Bxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.dxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.e4 Rad8
  15. 15.e5 Nd5
  16. 16.Nf3 Rd7
  17. 17.Rd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Bd2 b5
  19. 19.Kf1 Nb6
  20. 20.Bf4 h6
  21. 21.Rxd7 Rxd7
  22. 22.Rd1 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Qxd1 Qe4
  24. 24.Bg3 Qc4+
  25. 25.Qe2 Qxe2+
  26. 26.Kxe2 Na4
  27. 27.Kd2 Nxb2
  28. 28.Kc2 Nc4
  29. 29.Nd2 Nxd2
  30. 30.Kxd2 c4
  31. 31.Bf4 a6
  32. 32.Be3 Kf8
  33. 33.Bb6 Ke8
  34. 34.Ke3 Kd7
  35. 35.Kd4 Kc6
  36. 36.Ba7 f5
  37. 37.a4 g6
  38. 38.f4 h5
  39. 39.axb5+ Kxb5
  40. 40.g3 a5
  41. 41.Ke3 Bc5+
  42. 42.Bxc5 Kxc5

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