Aron Nimzowitsch vs Jose Raul Capablanca

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Jose Raul Capablanca
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/r1p2p1p/2p3p1/2qp4/7R/5P2/1rPQ2PK/3N4 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 d6
  5. 5.d4 Bd7
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.Qd3 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 g6
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Qa6 Qd7
  11. 11.Qb7 Rc8
  12. 12.Qxa7 Bg7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qa6 Rfe8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qe6
  16. 16.f3 Nd7
  17. 17.Bd2 Ne5
  18. 18.Qe2 Nc4
  19. 19.Rab1 Ra8
  20. 20.a4 Nxd2
  21. 21.Qxd2 Qc4
  22. 22.Rfd1 Reb8
  23. 23.Qe3 Rb4
  24. 24.Qg5 Bd4+
  25. 25.Kh1 Rab8
  26. 26.Rxd4 Qxd4
  27. 27.Rd1 Qc4
  28. 28.h4 Rxb2
  29. 29.Qd2 Qc5
  30. 30.Re1 Qh5
  31. 31.Ra1 Qxh4+
  32. 32.Kg1 Qh5
  33. 33.a5 Ra8
  34. 34.a6 Qc5+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qc4
  36. 36.a7 Qc5
  37. 37.e5 Qxe5
  38. 38.Ra4 Qh5+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qc5+
  40. 40.Kh2 d5
  41. 41.Rh4 Rxa7
  42. 42.Nd1

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