Arturo Pomar Salamanca vs Alexander Alekhine

Madrid · 1945 · French Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Arturo Pomar Salamanca
Black Alexander Alekhine
Result 0-1
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Date 1945.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p3k2N/1p6/1P1p1n2/6np/5N2/6P1/6K1 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Bd6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.Re1 Qd7
  9. 9.Bg5 f6
  10. 10.Bh4 O-O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 h5
  12. 12.Bg3 h4
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qe2 Bf7
  16. 16.Nb3 Rde8
  17. 17.Nc5 Nd8
  18. 18.Qc2 b6
  19. 19.Nb3 g5
  20. 20.Nh2 Ne6
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Kb8
  23. 23.Rac1 Nd8
  24. 24.Bxf7 Nxf7
  25. 25.Qc4 Nd5
  26. 26.Qb5 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Rxe1 c6
  28. 28.Qe2 Nh6
  29. 29.Nd2 Nf4
  30. 30.Qe4 Qd5
  31. 31.Nhf3 Nf5
  32. 32.Kh1 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc1 Kb7
  34. 34.b3 Qxe4
  35. 35.Nxe4 Nd5
  36. 36.Re1 Kc7
  37. 37.Ned2 Nb4
  38. 38.Re6 Rd6
  39. 39.Re8 Nxa2
  40. 40.Ne4 Rd8
  41. 41.Rxd8 Kxd8
  42. 42.Nxf6 Nc1
  43. 43.b4 Nd3
  44. 44.d5 Ke7
  45. 45.Nh7 cxd5
  46. 46.b5 g4
  47. 47.hxg4 Nxf2+
  48. 48.Kg1 Nxg4

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