Aron Nimzowitsch vs Isidor Gunsberg

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3r1/2K5/p1R3Nk/P4p2/5P2/8/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nd5 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg5 Nce7
  7. 7.Bc4 c6
  8. 8.Nxe7 Nxe7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Kh8
  12. 12.Rad1 f6
  13. 13.Bh6 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Bg4
  16. 16.f3 Bd7
  17. 17.Bxd5 Bxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 cxd5
  19. 19.c3 Rf7
  20. 20.Re2 Qb6
  21. 21.Rde1 Qd6
  22. 22.Qh4 Rg8
  23. 23.Qg3 Qxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 Rd8
  25. 25.Kf2 Kg7
  26. 26.Ke3 Re7+
  27. 27.Kd3 Rxe2
  28. 28.Rxe2 Kf7
  29. 29.b3 h5
  30. 30.a4 a6
  31. 31.a5 Rh8
  32. 32.c4 dxc4+
  33. 33.bxc4 h4
  34. 34.gxh4 Rxh4
  35. 35.Rb2 Bc8
  36. 36.c5 Ke7
  37. 37.g4 Rh1
  38. 38.Kc4 Ra1
  39. 39.Kd5 f5
  40. 40.g5 Rg1
  41. 41.Rh2 Rxg5
  42. 42.Rh7+ Kf6
  43. 43.f4 Rh5
  44. 44.Rc7 Rh8
  45. 45.c6 bxc6+
  46. 46.Rxc6+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rc7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Kc5 Rd8
  49. 49.Rc6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Nf3 Kh6
  51. 51.Ne5 Rg8
  52. 52.Kb6 Kh5
  53. 53.Kc7 Kh6
  54. 54.Nxg6

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