Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe

Hastings3435 · 1934 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vera Menchik
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings3435
Site Hastings
Date 1934.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

R7/p2kb1p1/7p/2pn2P1/5n1P/PP1R1K2/8/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.Qc2 Bg4
  8. 8.e3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bd3 Rc8
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bf4 Bg6
  12. 12.O-O Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 O-O
  14. 14.Rac1 Ne8
  15. 15.e4 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Ndf6
  17. 17.Ng3 Nd5
  18. 18.Bd2 Qb6
  19. 19.Nf5 Bf6
  20. 20.Qa3 Nec7
  21. 21.Ne5 Rcd8
  22. 22.Ba5 Qa6
  23. 23.Qg3 Qxa5
  24. 24.Nh6+ Kh8
  25. 25.Nhxf7+ Rxf7
  26. 26.Nxf7+ Kg8
  27. 27.Nxd8 Bxd8
  28. 28.Qd6 Nb5
  29. 29.Qd7 Nf6
  30. 30.Qxb7 Nxd4
  31. 31.Rfe1 Qb6
  32. 32.Qc8 Kf7
  33. 33.Rcd1 c5
  34. 34.b3 Bc7
  35. 35.Rd3 Qc6
  36. 36.g3 Ba5
  37. 37.Qxc6 Nxc6
  38. 38.Rc1 Bb6
  39. 39.Kg2 Nd4
  40. 40.Rb1 Ke6
  41. 41.Rc1 Kd6
  42. 42.a3 Kd5
  43. 43.f3 Nd7
  44. 44.Re3 Ne5
  45. 45.f4 Nec6
  46. 46.Rd1 Bd8
  47. 47.Re8 Bf6
  48. 48.g4 h6
  49. 49.Kg3 Ne7
  50. 50.h4 Kc6
  51. 51.Rd3 Nd5
  52. 52.g5 Be7
  53. 53.Rc8+ Kd7
  54. 54.Ra8 Ne2+
  55. 55.Kf3 Nxf4

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