Aron Nimzowitsch vs Akiba Rubinstein

Dresden · 1926 · English Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Dresden
Site Dresden
Round 5
Date 1926.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4b3/pN2k2p/2p1Bp1P/3p1Pp1/3P2P1/P7/6K1 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb4
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.O-O N8c6
  8. 8.d3 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Ne2 a6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bd6
  12. 12.f4 O-O
  13. 13.Qf3 Kh8
  14. 14.Bd2 f5
  15. 15.Rae1 Nc6
  16. 16.Re2 Qc7
  17. 17.exf5 exf5
  18. 18.Nh1 Bd7
  19. 19.Nf2 Rae8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rxe2
  21. 21.Rxe2 Nd8
  22. 22.Nh3 Bc6
  23. 23.Qh5 g6
  24. 24.Qh4 Kg7
  25. 25.Qf2 Bc5
  26. 26.b4 Bb6
  27. 27.Qh4 Re8
  28. 28.Re5 Nf7
  29. 29.Bxf7 Qxf7
  30. 30.Ng5 Qg8
  31. 31.Rxe8 Bxe8
  32. 32.Qe1 Bc6
  33. 33.Qe7+ Kh8
  34. 34.b5 Qg7
  35. 35.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  36. 36.bxc6 bxc6
  37. 37.Nf3 c5
  38. 38.Ne5 Bc7
  39. 39.Nc4 Kf7
  40. 40.g3 Bd8
  41. 41.Ba5 Be7
  42. 42.Bc7 Ke6
  43. 43.Nb6 h6
  44. 44.h4 g5
  45. 45.h5 g4
  46. 46.Be5

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