Richard Reti vs Akiba Rubinstein

Teplitz-Schoenau · 1922 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Richard Reti
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Teplitz-Schoenau
Site Teplitz-Schoenau
Round 2
Date 1922.00.00
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/7P/5k2/8/6R1/6K1/r7/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.d4 Bb4
  8. 8.Qd3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 a6
  10. 10.Bc4 Nge7
  11. 11.Rb1 Rb8
  12. 12.Ng5 Qf5
  13. 13.Qg3 Qxc2
  14. 14.Bd3 Qxc3
  15. 15.Nxf7 Nf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 Qxg3
  17. 17.fxg3 O-O
  18. 18.Ba3 exf5
  19. 19.Bxf8 Kxf7
  20. 20.Ba3 Be6
  21. 21.d5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxf5+ Ke6
  23. 23.Rf2 Na5
  24. 24.Re1+ Kd7
  25. 25.Rf5 Kc6
  26. 26.Rc1+ Nc4
  27. 27.Rxc4+ Bxc4
  28. 28.Rc5+ Kb6
  29. 29.Rxc4 Rd8
  30. 30.Rc2 Rd5
  31. 31.Kf2 c5
  32. 32.Bb2 g6
  33. 33.Ke3 Kc6
  34. 34.Rd2 Rh5
  35. 35.h3 c4
  36. 36.Rd4 b5
  37. 37.g4 Re5+
  38. 38.Re4 Rd5
  39. 39.Re6+ Kc5
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rd3+
  41. 41.Ke4 Kb4
  42. 42.Be5 Rd2
  43. 43.Bf4 Rd1
  44. 44.Bd6+ Kc3
  45. 45.Rb6 Rd4+
  46. 46.Ke5 Rd2
  47. 47.Rxb5 Rxa2
  48. 48.Rb7 h5
  49. 49.gxh5 gxh5
  50. 50.Ke4 Re2+
  51. 51.Kf3 Re6
  52. 52.Bf4 h4
  53. 53.Rh7 Rc6
  54. 54.Rxh4 Kb2
  55. 55.Be5+ c3
  56. 56.Re4 Ka2
  57. 57.Bxc3 Rxc3+
  58. 58.Re3 Rc8
  59. 59.g4 Kb2
  60. 60.g5 Kc2
  61. 61.h4 Kd2
  62. 62.Re2+ Kd3
  63. 63.Re7 Kd4
  64. 64.g6 Kd5
  65. 65.g7 Kd6
  66. 66.Re1 Rg8
  67. 67.Rg1 Ke6
  68. 68.h5 Kf6
  69. 69.h6 Kf7
  70. 70.Rg4 Ra8
  71. 71.h7 Ra3+
  72. 72.Kf2 Ra2+
  73. 73.Kg3 Kf6
  74. 74.g8=Q

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