Aron Nimzowitsch vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

Karlsbad · 1907 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1-0
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n6/1P2k3/8/1B3K2/8/8/6P1/8 b - - 10 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 cxd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Ne2 Bc5
  12. 12.Ng3 h6
  13. 13.Bf4 Re8
  14. 14.h3 Be6
  15. 15.Qf3 Bd6
  16. 16.Rad1 Bxf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Qb8
  18. 18.Qa4 Qc7
  19. 19.c4 Rab8
  20. 20.b3 a5
  21. 21.cxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rfe1 Red8
  23. 23.Qa3 Rb4
  24. 24.Qb2 a4
  25. 25.Nf5 Qf4
  26. 26.Ne7+ Kh8
  27. 27.Nxd5 cxd5
  28. 28.Qc3 axb3
  29. 29.axb3 Qb8
  30. 30.Bc2 Rc8
  31. 31.Qd2 Qd6
  32. 32.Ra1 Rb7
  33. 33.Ra4 Rbc7
  34. 34.Bf5 Rb8
  35. 35.Rd4 Re7
  36. 36.Rxe7 Qxe7
  37. 37.b4 Qe5
  38. 38.Bg4 Ra8
  39. 39.f4 Ra1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qc7
  41. 41.Bf3 Qd6
  42. 42.Bxd5 Qe7
  43. 43.Bf3 g6
  44. 44.Qc3 Rb1
  45. 45.Rc4 Kg7
  46. 46.Qe5 Re1
  47. 47.Qxe7 Rxe7
  48. 48.b5 Re6
  49. 49.Rc6 Nd7
  50. 50.Bd5 Rf6
  51. 51.Kg3 Nb6
  52. 52.Bb3 Nd7
  53. 53.Rxf6 Kxf6
  54. 54.Kf3 Ke7
  55. 55.Ke3 f6
  56. 56.Kd4 Kd6
  57. 57.Bd1 Nb6
  58. 58.Bf3 Nc8
  59. 59.h4 Ne7
  60. 60.Be4 g5
  61. 61.fxg5 fxg5
  62. 62.hxg5 hxg5
  63. 63.b6 g4
  64. 64.b7 Kc7
  65. 65.Ke5 g3
  66. 66.Kf4 Ng8
  67. 67.Kxg3 Nf6
  68. 68.Bf3 Nd7
  69. 69.Kf4 Kd6
  70. 70.Kf5 Ke7
  71. 71.Bc6 Nb8
  72. 72.Bb5

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