Richard Reti vs Zoltan Balla

Bad Pistyan · 1922 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 16 moves

The Game

White Richard Reti
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 0-1
Event Bad Pistyan
Site Bad Pistyan
Round 5
Date 1922.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 16
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r1b2r2/ppppNkpp/8/1Bq5/4p2Q/8/PP1BKPPP/n7 w - - 2 17

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxe5 Qe7
  6. 6.Ng4 Nxg4
  7. 7.Qxg4 Nxc2+
  8. 8.Kd1 Nxa1
  9. 9.Nd5 Qe5
  10. 10.d4 Qxd4+
  11. 11.Ke2 Bc5
  12. 12.Bd2 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 f5
  14. 14.Qh4 fxe4
  15. 15.Rxc5 Qxc5
  16. 16.Ne7+ Kf7

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