Aron Nimzowitsch vs Grigori Loewenfisch

St Petersburg · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Grigori Loewenfisch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 17
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/2R5/p2P4/8/2r1pB1b/7K/5P2/8 b - - 6 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Bc4 c6
  6. 6.Nxe5 d5
  7. 7.exd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nxb5
  9. 9.Nxb5 a6
  10. 10.Qe2 Be7
  11. 11.Nd4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Re8
  13. 13.Ndf3 Qc7
  14. 14.d4 Bf5
  15. 15.c3 Bd6
  16. 16.Be3 Ng4
  17. 17.Nh4 Bxe5
  18. 18.Nxf5 Bxh2+
  19. 19.Kh1 h5
  20. 20.Qf3 g6
  21. 21.Nh6+ Kg7
  22. 22.g3 Bxg3
  23. 23.Nxg4 hxg4
  24. 24.Qxg4 Bd6
  25. 25.Kg2 f5
  26. 26.Qf3 Re4
  27. 27.Rh1 f4
  28. 28.Bd2 Rf8
  29. 29.Rh4 Rf5
  30. 30.Rah1 Be7
  31. 31.Rh7+ Kf6
  32. 32.R1h4 Ke6
  33. 33.Rg7 Kd7
  34. 34.b3 Qd6
  35. 35.Kf1 Qa3
  36. 36.Rxf4 Rexf4
  37. 37.Bxf4 Qxa2
  38. 38.Qe3 Qb1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe4+
  40. 40.Qxe4 dxe4
  41. 41.Bc1 Ke6
  42. 42.Rxg6+ Bf6
  43. 43.Rg4 Kd5
  44. 44.Be3 b5
  45. 45.Rg8 Be7
  46. 46.Rc8 Rf8
  47. 47.c4+ Kd6
  48. 48.Rc5 bxc4
  49. 49.bxc4 Ra8
  50. 50.Bf4+ Kd7
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kd8
  52. 52.d5 Rc8
  53. 53.Ra7 Rxc4
  54. 54.d6 Bf6
  55. 55.Rf7 Bh4
  56. 56.Kh3 Ke8
  57. 57.Rc7

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