Vasja Pirc vs Akiba Rubinstein

Rogaska Slatina · 1929 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vasja Pirc
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rogaska Slatina
Site Rogaska Slatina
Round 8
Date 1929.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6K1/4k3/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
  5. 5.e4 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Ngf6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxc5
  9. 9.Nxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.b3 b6
  12. 12.Bb2 Bb7
  13. 13.Ng5 g6
  14. 14.Qe2 Bd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Rad1 Qf4
  17. 17.Qd2 Qxd2
  18. 18.Rxd2 h6
  19. 19.Nh3 g5
  20. 20.f4 g4
  21. 21.Nf2 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rfd1 Kf8
  23. 23.Bc2 Rxd2
  24. 24.Rxd2 Ke7
  25. 25.g3 h5
  26. 26.Kf1 Rc8
  27. 27.Ke2 a6
  28. 28.Ke3 b5
  29. 29.Bd3 bxc4
  30. 30.bxc4 a5
  31. 31.Rb2 Bc6
  32. 32.Kd4 Rd8+
  33. 33.Ke3 Kd6
  34. 34.Ne4+ Bxe4
  35. 35.Bxe4 Nxe4
  36. 36.Kxe4 Kc5
  37. 37.Rb5+ Kxc4
  38. 38.Rxa5 Rd2
  39. 39.f5 Rxh2
  40. 40.fxe6 fxe6
  41. 41.Kf4 Kd4
  42. 42.Ra4+ Kd3
  43. 43.Ra3+ Kd2
  44. 44.Ra5 Kd3
  45. 45.Re5 Rxa2
  46. 46.Rxe6 Ra5
  47. 47.Re8 Kd2
  48. 48.Re7 Kd1
  49. 49.Re8 Ra3
  50. 50.Kg5 Rxg3
  51. 51.Kxh5 Rg1
  52. 52.Kh4 g3
  53. 53.Kh3 Kd2
  54. 54.Rg8 Ke2
  55. 55.Rxg3 Rxg3+
  56. 56.Kxg3

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