Vera Menchik vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Margate · 1935 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vera Menchik
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event Margate
Site Margate
Round 2
Date 1935.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/pp4p1/2p5/1P6/5P1Q/P2qr2P/2R4K w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Bd3 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 b6
  6. 6.O-O Bb7
  7. 7.Qe2 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ne4
  9. 9.b3 f5
  10. 10.Bb2 e6
  11. 11.Nfd2 d5
  12. 12.f3 Nd6
  13. 13.Na3 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Nf1 Qf6
  16. 16.Rac1 Qg7
  17. 17.Rc2 Re8
  18. 18.Kh1 a6
  19. 19.c4 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rxb2 d4
  21. 21.Qf2 Nc6
  22. 22.Rd2 dxe3
  23. 23.Nxe3 Nd4
  24. 24.Nac2 f4
  25. 25.Nd5 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Qxe1 Re8
  27. 27.Be4 Nxe4
  28. 28.fxe4 Nxc2
  29. 29.Rxc2 Bxd5
  30. 30.cxd5 Rxe4
  31. 31.Qf1 Qe5
  32. 32.Rc1 f3
  33. 33.gxf3 Re2
  34. 34.Qh3 Qxd5
  35. 35.b4 Qd2

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