Aron Nimzowitsch vs Johannes Metger

Ostende-B · 1907 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Johannes Metger
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende-B
Site Ostende
Round 27
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/P1R5/3k4/r7/4K3/8/8 w - - 6 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.Be2 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Ne1 g5
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.exd5 Ne7
  10. 10.d4 Nxd5
  11. 11.c4 Bxe1
  12. 12.cxd5 Ba5
  13. 13.Qa4+ c6
  14. 14.dxc6 O-O
  15. 15.Bf3 bxc6
  16. 16.dxe5 Ba6
  17. 17.Rd1 Bb5
  18. 18.Qg4 d5
  19. 19.h4 Qe7
  20. 20.hxg5 Qxe5
  21. 21.gxh6+ Kh7
  22. 22.Bf4 Qf6
  23. 23.Bg5 Qg6
  24. 24.Be3 Qxg4
  25. 25.Bxg4 f5
  26. 26.Bf3 f4
  27. 27.Bc5 Rf6
  28. 28.Be7 Rf7
  29. 29.Bd6 Bb6
  30. 30.b3 Rd8
  31. 31.Be5 Kxh6
  32. 32.Rac1 Rf5
  33. 33.Bd4 Bxd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Rd6
  35. 35.Rc5 Kg5
  36. 36.a4 Re5
  37. 37.Rd1 Ba6
  38. 38.b4 Bd3
  39. 39.g3 Bf5
  40. 40.Kg2 Be4
  41. 41.b5 cxb5
  42. 42.Bxe4 Rxe4
  43. 43.Rdxd5+ Rxd5
  44. 44.Rxd5+ Kf6
  45. 45.axb5 fxg3
  46. 46.fxg3 Rb4
  47. 47.Kh3 Ke6
  48. 48.Rc5 Kf6
  49. 49.g4 Kg6
  50. 50.g5 a6
  51. 51.bxa6 Ra4
  52. 52.Rc6+ Kxg5
  53. 53.Kg3 Kf5
  54. 54.Kf3 Ke5
  55. 55.Ke3 Kd5

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