Aron Nimzowitsch vs Edgar Colle

London · 1927 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Edgar Colle
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 11
Date 1927.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/P5k1/3p4/3P4/r7/4K3/8/8 b - - 2 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 d6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Ba3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nd2 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 e5
  13. 13.e4 Re8
  14. 14.f3 Nf8
  15. 15.Rf2 Qd7
  16. 16.Nf1 Ng6
  17. 17.Bc1 Kh8
  18. 18.Ne3 Ng8
  19. 19.h4 Qc6
  20. 20.h5 N6e7
  21. 21.Qd3 Rf8
  22. 22.g4 g6
  23. 23.Bd2 gxh5
  24. 24.Nf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.gxf5 Nf6
  26. 26.d5 Qd7
  27. 27.Qe3 Rg8+
  28. 28.Kh1 Qe7
  29. 29.Rh2 Rg7
  30. 30.Be1 Nd7
  31. 31.Rxh5 Rag8
  32. 32.Bf2 f6
  33. 33.Rh2 Rg5
  34. 34.Bh4 Rh5
  35. 35.Rg1 Qf8
  36. 36.Rg4 Qh6
  37. 37.Qxh6 Rxh6
  38. 38.Bf2 Rxh2+
  39. 39.Kxh2 Rb8
  40. 40.Rg1 Nc5
  41. 41.Ra1 Kg7
  42. 42.Be3 Kf7
  43. 43.Ra2 Nd3
  44. 44.Rd2 Ne1
  45. 45.Kg3 Rg8+
  46. 46.Kf2 Ng2
  47. 47.Bh6 Nf4
  48. 48.Bxf4 exf4
  49. 49.Rd1 Ke7
  50. 50.Rh1 Rg7
  51. 51.Rh4 c6
  52. 52.Rxf4 h5
  53. 53.Rh4 Rh7
  54. 54.Rh1 Kd7
  55. 55.Rg1 cxd5
  56. 56.cxd5 h4
  57. 57.Rg8 h3
  58. 58.Ra8 Rh6
  59. 59.Ra7+ Kc8
  60. 60.Kg1 h2+
  61. 61.Kh1 Rh3
  62. 62.Rf7 Rxf3
  63. 63.Rxf6 Kd7
  64. 64.Rf7+ Ke8
  65. 65.Rb7 Rxc3
  66. 66.Rxb6 Ke7
  67. 67.Rb7+ Kf8
  68. 68.Ra7 Rc4
  69. 69.Rxa5 Rxe4
  70. 70.Ra7 Rf4
  71. 71.a5 Rxf5
  72. 72.a6 Rf1+
  73. 73.Kxh2 Ra1
  74. 74.Ra8+ Kg7
  75. 75.Kg3 Ra4
  76. 76.Kf3 Kf6
  77. 77.a7 Kg7
  78. 78.Ke3

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