Akiba Rubinstein vs Ernst Gruenfeld

Maehrisch Ostrau · 1923 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Ernst Gruenfeld
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Maehrisch Ostrau
Site Maehrisch Ostrau
Round 2
Date 1923.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/pp2p1b1/2pr2pp/4N3/3PbPP1/1P2B2P/P2R1K2/2R5 w - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Qb6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd3 Na6
  11. 11.e4 Rad8
  12. 12.h3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qe2 Qa6
  14. 14.Qxa6 Nxa6
  15. 15.Be3 h6
  16. 16.Rac1 Rc8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Ne5 Nd7
  19. 19.Nd3 Nb6
  20. 20.Nf4 Bd7
  21. 21.Bf1 Nc7
  22. 22.b3 Ne6
  23. 23.Nfe2 Ng5
  24. 24.f4 Ne6
  25. 25.g4 f5
  26. 26.Bg2 Nc7
  27. 27.Bf3 fxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Nbd5
  29. 29.Kf2 Be8
  30. 30.Nxd5 Nxd5
  31. 31.Ng1 Rd6
  32. 32.Nf3 Rcd8
  33. 33.Rd2 Bf7
  34. 34.Bxd5 Bxd5
  35. 35.Ne5 Be4

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