Lajos Merenyi vs Jose Raul Capablanca

Budapest · 1928 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lajos Merenyi
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/8/P5p1/P1p5/3nkpP1/7P/5K2 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.Bb5+ Bd7
  5. 5.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Qxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 e5
  10. 10.Nb5 Kd7
  11. 11.Ke2 Kc6
  12. 12.a4 Nd7
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.Rd1 Ngf6
  15. 15.Nd2 Rd8
  16. 16.Na3 Nd5
  17. 17.Ndc4 b6
  18. 18.Rd2 Bxa3
  19. 19.Rxa3 Rhe8
  20. 20.Nd6 Re7
  21. 21.c4 Nxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Nc5
  23. 23.Ne4 Rxd2+
  24. 24.Nxd2 a5
  25. 25.Nb1 Rd7
  26. 26.Nd2 e4
  27. 27.Nb3 Nd3
  28. 28.Nd4+ Kc5
  29. 29.b3 f5
  30. 30.Ra1 Rxd4
  31. 31.exd4+ Kxd4
  32. 32.g3 g5
  33. 33.b4 f4
  34. 34.c5 f3+
  35. 35.Kf1 e3
  36. 36.Re1 bxc5
  37. 37.Rxe3 Kxe3
  38. 38.bxa5 c4

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