Aron Nimzowitsch vs Vera Menchik

Karlsbad · 1929 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1929.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 30
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3k1r1/ppR2p1p/4qB2/4Pp1p/3P4/Q7/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 3 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Qg4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Qa5+
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nge7
  8. 8.O-O Ng6
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.h4 Bf8
  11. 11.h5 Nge7
  12. 12.Nb3 Qc7
  13. 13.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Bg5 g6
  16. 16.Rac1 Nf5
  17. 17.Bf6 Rg8
  18. 18.Bxf5 exf5
  19. 19.Qe2 Qb6
  20. 20.c3 Bc5
  21. 21.b4 Bxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Be6
  23. 23.Rc5 Kd7
  24. 24.Qf3 Qxb4
  25. 25.Rxd5+ Ke8
  26. 26.Rc1 Bxd5
  27. 27.Qxd5 Qb6
  28. 28.Qf3 gxh5
  29. 29.Qa3 Qe6
  30. 30.Rc7

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Aron Nimzowitsch games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.