Walter Michel vs Akiba Rubinstein

Semmering · 1926 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Walter Michel
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Q2pk1/3Pp1p1/1b5p/1p3P1P/1P2P3/4qKRP/8 w - - 13 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 a6
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.Qe2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qb6
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.a5 Qc7
  13. 13.Nb1 Be7
  14. 14.Nbd2 O-O
  15. 15.Nc4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bd2 Ne4
  17. 17.Nfe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Bc6
  20. 20.Nb6 Ra7
  21. 21.f4 Be8
  22. 22.Rad1 g6
  23. 23.Bc4 Rxd2
  24. 24.Rxd2 Kg7
  25. 25.b3 h5
  26. 26.Bxa6 c4
  27. 27.Qxc4 Qc5
  28. 28.Kf2 Qxa5
  29. 29.Nc8 Bh4+
  30. 30.g3 Rxa6
  31. 31.Nd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.exd6 Bb5
  33. 33.Qc7 Qa1
  34. 34.gxh4 Qf1+
  35. 35.Kg3 Qe1+
  36. 36.Rf2 Qg1+
  37. 37.Kf3 Qh1+
  38. 38.Rg2 Qd1+
  39. 39.Kg3 Qg4+
  40. 40.Kf2 Qe2+

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