Akiba Rubinstein vs Ossip Bernstein

St Petersburg · 1909 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Ossip Bernstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1909.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

4k3/1R2r1p1/2P4p/1p1p4/p2P3q/P3QP2/7P/7K w - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 a6
  7. 7.c5 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Qc2 f5
  10. 10.Be2 c6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Nxe4 fxe4
  13. 13.Ne1 e5
  14. 14.Qd2 exd4
  15. 15.exd4 Nf6
  16. 16.Rc1 Bg4
  17. 17.Rc3 Rf7
  18. 18.f3 exf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 Rxf1+
  21. 21.Kxf1 Qxe4
  22. 22.Re3 Qf4+
  23. 23.Kg1 Rf8
  24. 24.Nf3 Bxf3
  25. 25.gxf3 h6
  26. 26.Qd3 Rf5
  27. 27.Re8+ Kf7
  28. 28.Qe3 Qg5+
  29. 29.Kf2 Qh4+
  30. 30.Kg2 Rg5+
  31. 31.Kh1 Rg6
  32. 32.a3 a5
  33. 33.b4 a4
  34. 34.b5 cxb5
  35. 35.Rb8 Re6
  36. 36.Rxb7+ Re7
  37. 37.c6 Ke8
  38. 38.Rb8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rb7 Ke8

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