Aron Nimzowitsch vs Stepan M Levitsky

St Petersburg · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Stepan M Levitsky
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 15
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/6r1/p2pb1p1/4q1PN/P2pPQ2/1P1P4/2P4R/5RK1 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Kh1 Nd7
  10. 10.g4 Bg6
  11. 11.Ne2 Qe7
  12. 12.Ng3 Rfd8
  13. 13.Rg1 Bd6
  14. 14.Qf1 Kh8
  15. 15.Qg2 Rg8
  16. 16.h4 h6
  17. 17.h5 Bh7
  18. 18.Qh3 Nc5
  19. 19.Be3 Ne6
  20. 20.Nf5 Qf6
  21. 21.Rg2 Raf8
  22. 22.Rh2 Bc5
  23. 23.Qg3 Bd6
  24. 24.Rg1 Nf4
  25. 25.Re1 c5
  26. 26.b3 Ne6
  27. 27.a4 b6
  28. 28.Nd2 a6
  29. 29.Nc4 Nd4
  30. 30.Bxd4 cxd4
  31. 31.Nfxd6 cxd6
  32. 32.Nxb6 Qg5
  33. 33.Nd5 g6
  34. 34.hxg6 fxg6
  35. 35.Rf1 h5
  36. 36.Rg1 Qd8
  37. 37.g5 Rg7
  38. 38.f4 Bg8
  39. 39.Nf6 exf4
  40. 40.Qxf4 Qe7
  41. 41.Rf1 Qe5
  42. 42.Kg1 Be6
  43. 43.Nxh5

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