Geza Nagy vs Akiba Rubinstein

Budapest · 1926 · French Defense · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Geza Nagy
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Round 15
Date 1926.07.08
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/pp1b2r1/2p4p/2qp1p1N/7Q/2P1n1RP/PPB3P1/5R1K b - - 4 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Bd6
  5. 5.Ne2 Ne7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.c3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 f5
  10. 10.f4 Nf6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Rxf6
  12. 12.Nd2 g5
  13. 13.Nf3 gxf4
  14. 14.Ne5 Ng6
  15. 15.Nxf4 Bxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bc2 c6
  18. 18.Qh5 Qd6
  19. 19.Rae1 Bd7
  20. 20.Qh4 Rf7
  21. 21.Re3 Ng4
  22. 22.Rg3 Rg7
  23. 23.h3 Qc5+
  24. 24.Kh1 Ne3
  25. 25.Nh5

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