Aron Nimzowitsch vs Efim Bogoljubow

Gothenburg · 1920 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 0-1
Event Gothenburg
Site Gothenburg
Round 13
Date 1920.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C12)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/8/1k1pp3/1P1K2N1/2P4p/6b1/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4
  5. 5.e5 h6
  6. 6.Bd2 Nfd7
  7. 7.f4 c5
  8. 8.Nb5 Bxd2+
  9. 9.Qxd2 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nf3 f6
  12. 12.Bd3 Qb6
  13. 13.dxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.exf6 Rxf6
  15. 15.O-O-O Nxd3+
  16. 16.Qxd3 Rxf4
  17. 17.Rhe1 Bd7
  18. 18.Nbd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Raf8
  20. 20.Nf3 Be8
  21. 21.Qe3 Qxe3+
  22. 22.Rxe3 Re4
  23. 23.Rde1 Bg6
  24. 24.Kd2 Rxe3
  25. 25.Kxe3 Be4
  26. 26.Rd1 g5
  27. 27.Rd4 Rf4
  28. 28.Ne5 Rh4
  29. 29.h3 Bxg2
  30. 30.Rxh4 gxh4
  31. 31.Ng6 Bxh3
  32. 32.Nxh4 Kg7
  33. 33.Kf4 Kf6
  34. 34.Nf3 Bf5
  35. 35.b4 h5
  36. 36.a4 Bg4
  37. 37.Ne5 Be2
  38. 38.Nd7+ Ke7
  39. 39.Ne5 Bd1
  40. 40.a5 Kd6
  41. 41.Nf7+ Kc7
  42. 42.Ng5 Bg4
  43. 43.Nf7 b6
  44. 44.axb6+ Kxb6
  45. 45.Ne5 Kb5
  46. 46.Ke3 Bf5
  47. 47.Nf3 Kc4
  48. 48.Kd2 Be4
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kb5
  50. 50.Ke3 h4
  51. 51.Kd4 h3
  52. 52.Ng4 Bf3
  53. 53.Nh2 Bg2
  54. 54.Ng4 e5+

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