Aron Nimzowitsch vs Vasja Pirc

Frankfurt · 1930 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Vasja Pirc
Result 1-0
Event Frankfurt
Site Frankfurt
Round 7
Date 1930.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6k1/3R4/6P1/r4PK1/8/8 b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg4
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.d4 Nbd7
  9. 9.c4 Qc7
  10. 10.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc3 Rfd8
  12. 12.Ng5 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 Qxc5
  16. 16.Ne4 Qc6
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.Bxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Qg4+ Kh8
  20. 20.Qh4 e5
  21. 21.Rad1 Kg7
  22. 22.b3 b6
  23. 23.Qg4+ Kh8
  24. 24.Qf5 Qe6
  25. 25.Qe4 Rab8
  26. 26.Rd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.cxd5 Qd7
  28. 28.Rd1 Rc8
  29. 29.Rd3 Kg7
  30. 30.g4 h6
  31. 31.Rh3 Rd8
  32. 32.Qe3 Rh8
  33. 33.Qd2 Qd6
  34. 34.b4 a6
  35. 35.a3 Kg6
  36. 36.Qd3+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qxa6 Qxd5
  38. 38.Qxb6 h5
  39. 39.Kh2 Qd1
  40. 40.f3 Qd4
  41. 41.Qxd4 exd4
  42. 42.gxh5 d3
  43. 43.Kg3 Ra8
  44. 44.Kf2 Rxa3
  45. 45.h6+ Kh7
  46. 46.Ke3 Rb3
  47. 47.Rh4 f5
  48. 48.Kd2 Ra3
  49. 49.Rh5 Rb3
  50. 50.Rxf5 Rxb4
  51. 51.Rxf7+ Kxh6
  52. 52.Kxd3 Kg5
  53. 53.Ke3 Rb3+
  54. 54.Kf2 Ra3
  55. 55.g4 Rb3
  56. 56.Rf5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Kg3 Ra3
  58. 58.Rd5

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