Aron Nimzowitsch vs Ernst Gruenfeld

The Game

White	Aron Nimzowitsch
Black	Ernst Gruenfeld
Result	1-0
Event	Marienbad
Site	Marienbad
Round	7
Date	1925.00.00
Opening	Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/8/P1N1p3/8/1P6/3K4/5b2/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e3 Nf6
2. 2.f4 d5
3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
4. 4.b3 Nbd7
5. 5.Bb2 e6
6. 6.c4 Be7
7. 7.h3 Bxf3
8. 8.Qxf3 O-O
9. 9.g4 Ne4
10. 10.g5 c6
11. 11.d3 Qa5+
12. 12.Ke2 Nd6
13. 13.Bc3 Qb6
14. 14.h4 Nf5
15. 15.Bh3 d4
16. 16.Bxf5 dxc3
17. 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7
18. 18.Nxc3 Qa5
19. 19.Ne4 Rh8
20. 20.g6+ fxg6
21. 21.h5 g5
22. 22.fxg5 Raf8
23. 23.Qg2 Kg8
24. 24.h6 Qf5
25. 25.hxg7 Kxg7
26. 26.Rh6 Ne5
27. 27.d4 Qf3+
28. 28.Qxf3 Nxf3
29. 29.Rxh8 Kxh8
30. 30.Rf1 Nxd4+
31. 31.exd4 Rxf1
32. 32.Kxf1 Kg7
33. 33.Ke2 Kg6
34. 34.Kf3 Kf5
35. 35.c5 b6
36. 36.Nd6+ Kxg5
37. 37.Nc8 Kf6
38. 38.Nxa7 bxc5
39. 39.Nxc6 cxd4
40. 40.Ke4 Bc5
41. 41.b4 d3
42. 42.Kxd3 Bf2
43. 43.a4 Kf7
44. 44.a5 Ke8
45. 45.a6

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