Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe

Hastings 3132 · 1931 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vera Menchik
Black Max Euwe
Result 1-0
Event Hastings 3132
Site Hastings
Date 1931.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4b3/6R1/4N3/3pB2k/p1nK4/7P/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 Na6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nb4
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.Ne5 Bd6
  10. 10.Qe2 c5
  11. 11.Bb5+ Ke7
  12. 12.e4 Bg6
  13. 13.Nxg6+ hxg6
  14. 14.e5 cxd4
  15. 15.Rd1 Bc7
  16. 16.exf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.g3 a6
  18. 18.Be3 Bb6
  19. 19.Bc4 Kf8
  20. 20.Ne4 Kg7
  21. 21.Rac1 Rh5
  22. 22.Bf4 e5
  23. 23.g4 Rh8
  24. 24.Bg3 Qe7
  25. 25.Nd2 Rhe8
  26. 26.Qe4 Qd7
  27. 27.Nf3 Qc6
  28. 28.Qxc6 Nxc6
  29. 29.Bd5 Rac8
  30. 30.Be4 Rc7
  31. 31.Ne1 Rec8
  32. 32.Nd3 Ne7
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rxc7
  34. 34.Kf1 Rc4
  35. 35.Bxb7 Rxa4
  36. 36.Rc1 g5
  37. 37.f3 Ra2
  38. 38.Be1 a5
  39. 39.Bd2 f5
  40. 40.gxf5 a4
  41. 41.Ke1 a3
  42. 42.b4 Kf6
  43. 43.Ba6 g4
  44. 44.Bc4 Rxd2
  45. 45.Kxd2 gxf3
  46. 46.Nc5 Kxf5
  47. 47.Bxf7 Bd8
  48. 48.Be6+ Kf6
  49. 49.Bg4 Nd5
  50. 50.Bxf3 Nxb4
  51. 51.Be4 Be7
  52. 52.Nd3 Na2
  53. 53.Rc6+ Kg5
  54. 54.Rg6+ Kh4
  55. 55.Nxe5 Nc3
  56. 56.Kd3

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