Akiba Rubinstein vs Ernst Gruenfeld

Karlsbad · 1923 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Ernst Gruenfeld
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1923.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/5R2/1p4k1/P2Bp3/3bP2p/7P/3q2P1/2r2Q1K w - - 5 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nd7
  11. 11.e4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bg4
  13. 13.Be3 c4
  14. 14.Bc2 e5
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 exd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Rad8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qd7
  19. 19.Rab1 Nc8
  20. 20.a4 Ne7
  21. 21.Bg5 f6
  22. 22.Bc1 Nc6
  23. 23.d5 Ne5
  24. 24.Qc3 g5
  25. 25.f4 gxf4
  26. 26.Bxf4 Rc8
  27. 27.Bxe5 fxe5
  28. 28.Rb4 Qc7
  29. 29.d6 Qc5+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rf2
  31. 31.d7 Rd8
  32. 32.Rxc4 Qf8
  33. 33.Bd3 Bf6
  34. 34.Rc8 Qg7
  35. 35.Bf1 Qg5
  36. 36.Qc4+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qd3 Be7
  38. 38.Kg1 Rff8
  39. 39.Rc7 b6
  40. 40.Rxa7 Bc5+
  41. 41.Kh1 Be3
  42. 42.Rc7 Rf3
  43. 43.Be2 Rf2
  44. 44.Rg1 Bd4
  45. 45.Kh2 h5
  46. 46.Kh1 Rf7
  47. 47.Rf1 Rfxd7
  48. 48.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  49. 49.Qf3 Bc5
  50. 50.Bb5 Rc7
  51. 51.Bc4 h4
  52. 52.Ba2 Kh7
  53. 53.Bd5 Kg7
  54. 54.Qd1 Bd4
  55. 55.Qf3 Qf4
  56. 56.Qd1 Qg5
  57. 57.Qb1 Qd2
  58. 58.a5 Rc2
  59. 59.Rf7+ Kg6
  60. 60.Qf1 Rc1

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