Aron Nimzowitsch vs Akiba Rubinstein

Ostende-B · 1907 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Ostende-B
Site Ostende
Round 12
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1pk5/2pbp3/6p1/P2P2Pp/1KP2r1P/1P1r4/3R1B2 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bg4
  6. 6.Ne2 e6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bd6
  8. 8.Qd2 Bxe2
  9. 9.Nxe2 Qxd2+
  10. 10.Bxd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.h3 O-O-O
  12. 12.O-O-O Nd5
  13. 13.d4 N7f6
  14. 14.Bd3 Nb4
  15. 15.Bc4 Ne4
  16. 16.Be1 Nd5
  17. 17.f3 Nef6
  18. 18.Bf2 Rd7
  19. 19.c3 c6
  20. 20.Rhe1 Nh5
  21. 21.Kc2 Kc7
  22. 22.a4 a5
  23. 23.Bd3 h6
  24. 24.Ra1 Rdd8
  25. 25.Rab1 g5
  26. 26.Bc4 Rde8
  27. 27.Rbd1 f5
  28. 28.Nc1 Nhf4
  29. 29.Bf1 h5
  30. 30.g3 Ng6
  31. 31.Bd3 h4
  32. 32.g4 Ngf4
  33. 33.Bf1 Rhf8
  34. 34.Be3 Nxe3+
  35. 35.Rxe3 Nd5
  36. 36.Re2 fxg4
  37. 37.fxg4 Rf3
  38. 38.Nb3 Ne3+
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rxe3
  40. 40.Nxa5 Rf8
  41. 41.Nc4 Rf2+
  42. 42.Kb3 Ref3
  43. 43.Nd2 Rxd2

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