Aron Nimzowitsch vs Akiba Rubinstein

Semmering · 1926 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Aron Nimzowitsch
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/6p1/pb3pQB/5P2/2P1K3/3PR3/4q1PP/8 b - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 c5
  3. 3.Bb2 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bxc6 Bxc6
  10. 10.Ne5 Be8
  11. 11.f4 Nd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.e4 f6
  14. 14.Qf3 Bf7
  15. 15.a4 b6
  16. 16.Rae1 a6
  17. 17.f5 dxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 e5
  19. 19.Re3 b5
  20. 20.Rg3 Kh8
  21. 21.Nf3 bxa4
  22. 22.Nxe5 Qe8
  23. 23.Qg4 Rg8
  24. 24.Nxf7+ Qxf7
  25. 25.Qxa4 Qd5
  26. 26.Qg4 Bd8
  27. 27.Qg6 h6
  28. 28.Re1 Qd7
  29. 29.Re6 c4
  30. 30.bxc4 Rb8
  31. 31.Bc3 Rb1+
  32. 32.Re1 Bb6+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rxe1+
  34. 34.Bxe1 Qa4
  35. 35.Rh3 Rf8
  36. 36.Bc3 Bd8
  37. 37.Bd2 Qxc2
  38. 38.Bxh6 Qb1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qc2+
  40. 40.Ke3 Bb6+
  41. 41.Ke4 Qe2+
  42. 42.Re3

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