Lajos Merenyi vs Rudolf Spielmann

Budapest · 1928 · King's Knight Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Lajos Merenyi
Black Rudolf Spielmann
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1928.00.00
Opening King's Knight Opening (C40)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/1n6/1p1p1kpp/1PpP4/P4K1P/6P1/2P1B3/8 b - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 f5
  3. 3.Nxe5 Qf6
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.Nc4 fxe4
  6. 6.Nc3 Qg6
  7. 7.Ne3 c6
  8. 8.d5 Nf6
  9. 9.Be2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.f3 exf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 c5
  13. 13.Be2 Na6
  14. 14.Bd3 Qe8
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 Nc7
  17. 17.Qd3 Qh5
  18. 18.Bd2 Ng4
  19. 19.h3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qe4 Kh8
  21. 21.a4 Bg5
  22. 22.Bxg5 Qxg5
  23. 23.Nb5 Ne8
  24. 24.Be6 Nf6
  25. 25.Qf4 Qxf4
  26. 26.Rxf4 Ng6
  27. 27.Rff1 Ne4
  28. 28.Rae1 Rxf1+
  29. 29.Kxf1 a6
  30. 30.Rxe4 axb5
  31. 31.axb5 Ne5
  32. 32.b3 g6
  33. 33.Ra4 Rxa4
  34. 34.bxa4 Nc4
  35. 35.Ke2 b6
  36. 36.Kd3 Na5
  37. 37.Bg4 Kg7
  38. 38.Be2 Kf6
  39. 39.Ke4 Nb7
  40. 40.Kf4 Na5
  41. 41.h4 h6
  42. 42.Bd3 Nb7
  43. 43.g3 Na5
  44. 44.Bf1 Nb7
  45. 45.Be2

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