Akiba Rubinstein vs Efim Bogoljubow

Stockholm/Gothenburg m · 1920 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Efim Bogoljubow
Result 1-0
Event Stockholm/Gothenburg m
Site Gothenburg
Round 8
Date 1920.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k5rQ/pp1R4/7P/2p1p3/2q5/6P1/5P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.g3 c5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd2 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.d5 Nd8
  11. 11.Nh4 Nd7
  12. 12.dxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bf4 Nf7
  14. 14.Nf3 e5
  15. 15.Be3 h6
  16. 16.Qd3 Nb6
  17. 17.Nd2 Qa6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Be6
  19. 19.Qg6 Bxc4
  20. 20.Be4 Rfd8
  21. 21.Nf3 Nd7
  22. 22.Bxh6 Nxh6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Qa5
  24. 24.Qh7+ Kf8
  25. 25.Rg6 Nf7
  26. 26.Qxg7+ Ke7
  27. 27.Nh4 Rh8
  28. 28.Nf5+ Kd8
  29. 29.Rd1 Qa4
  30. 30.Rd2 Kc7
  31. 31.Ne7 Raf8
  32. 32.Bd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Nxd5+ Kb8
  34. 34.h4 Qe4
  35. 35.Ne3 Nb6
  36. 36.h5 Qb1+
  37. 37.Rd1 Qxa2
  38. 38.h6 Qxe2
  39. 39.Rf6 Qa2
  40. 40.c4 Nxc4
  41. 41.Rxf7 Rfg8
  42. 42.Nxc4 Ka8
  43. 43.Rfd7 Qxc4
  44. 44.Qxh8

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