Aron Nimzowitsch vs Ossip Bernstein

RUS-ch · 1912 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Ossip Bernstein
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch
Site Vilnius
Round 5
Date 1912.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k6r/4RPKP/P7/1b2p3/8/8/8/8 b - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Qf4 Qc7
  7. 7.Nc3 a6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nge7
  9. 9.O-O Ng6
  10. 10.Bxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.Ne2 Be7
  12. 12.Ned4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Qxc2
  14. 14.Be3 Qc4
  15. 15.Qxc4 dxc4
  16. 16.Bb6 Bd7
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rc8
  18. 18.Nd2 Bg5
  19. 19.Ne4 Bxc1
  20. 20.Nd6+ Kf8
  21. 21.Nxc8 Bg5
  22. 22.f4 Bxc8
  23. 23.fxg5 Bd7
  24. 24.Rd1 Ke7
  25. 25.Bc5+ Ke8
  26. 26.Rd4 Bc6
  27. 27.Rxc4 Bd5
  28. 28.Rb4 Kd7
  29. 29.Rf4 Kc6
  30. 30.Bd6 Rd8
  31. 31.b3 Rd7
  32. 32.h4 a5
  33. 33.g4 b5
  34. 34.h5 gxh5
  35. 35.gxh5 a4
  36. 36.bxa4 Bxa2
  37. 37.a5 Ra7
  38. 38.Bf8 Bb1
  39. 39.Rf1 Bd3
  40. 40.Rd1 Bf5
  41. 41.Bb4 Ra8
  42. 42.Rd6+ Kc7
  43. 43.a6 Rh8
  44. 44.Bc5 Bg4
  45. 45.h6 gxh6
  46. 46.gxh6 Kb8
  47. 47.Kf2 Bf5
  48. 48.Kf3 b4
  49. 49.Be3 Ka8
  50. 50.Rb6 Rf8
  51. 51.Rxb4 f6
  52. 52.Bc5 Rc8
  53. 53.exf6 Rxc5
  54. 54.f7 Rc8
  55. 55.Rb7 Bd3
  56. 56.Re7 Bb5
  57. 57.Kf4 Rh8
  58. 58.h7 Ba4
  59. 59.Ke5 Bb5
  60. 60.Kf6 e5
  61. 61.Kg7

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