Mario Monticelli vs Akiba Rubinstein

Budapest · 1926 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Mario Monticelli
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 2
Date 1926.06.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C79)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

6k1/2Q5/p2p2p1/1p1q1bNp/2p5/P1P4P/1P4PK/8 w - - 8 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 Na5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 h6
  11. 11.Ng3 Re8
  12. 12.c3 Nxb3
  13. 13.Qxb3 c5
  14. 14.d4 Qc7
  15. 15.h3 Bf8
  16. 16.d5 c4
  17. 17.Qd1 Kh7
  18. 18.Nh2 g6
  19. 19.Ng4 Bg7
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Bd7
  23. 23.Qf3 Bg7
  24. 24.Rad1 Rf8
  25. 25.Kh1 Rae8
  26. 26.Re2 Bc8
  27. 27.Rde1 Re7
  28. 28.a3 Rfe8
  29. 29.Be3 Kg8
  30. 30.Qf2 Re5
  31. 31.Bf4 R5e7
  32. 32.Be3 h5
  33. 33.Bd4 Be5
  34. 34.Nf1 f5
  35. 35.Nd2 Bxd4
  36. 36.Qxd4 Re5
  37. 37.Nf3 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Rxe4 fxe4
  40. 40.Qxe4 Qf7
  41. 41.Ng5 Bf5
  42. 42.Qe3 Qxd5
  43. 43.Qe8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qe7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qc7 Qd1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qd5

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