Aron Nimzowitsch vs Simon Alapin

St Petersburg · 1914 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Simon Alapin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 9
Date 1914.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q2r1k1/3N2pp/2P1p3/8/1p1nQp2/2q5/2P2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nd7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Re8
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Bf4 Nf8
  13. 13.c4 Bd6
  14. 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.c5 Qd8
  16. 16.Qe4 Bd7
  17. 17.Rab1 f5
  18. 18.Qe3 b5
  19. 19.cxb6 Rb8
  20. 20.b7 Qc7
  21. 21.Ba6 c5
  22. 22.Qe5 Qc6
  23. 23.Bb5 Qxb7
  24. 24.dxc5 Rbc8
  25. 25.Nd4 Bxb5
  26. 26.axb5 Ng6
  27. 27.c6 Qb6
  28. 28.Qe3 f4
  29. 29.Qe4 Rcd8
  30. 30.Nf3 Rd6
  31. 31.h4 Qc5
  32. 32.Ne5 Rd4
  33. 33.Qe2 Nxh4
  34. 34.b6 Rb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 axb4
  36. 36.b7 Qc3
  37. 37.Qe4 Nf5
  38. 38.Nd7 Nd4
  39. 39.b8=Q

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