Akiba Rubinstein vs Ernst Gruenfeld

Semmering · 1926 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Ernst Gruenfeld
Result 1-0
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D28)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6bp/R7/1p5k/1P2r2P/P4PPK/8/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.a3 Bd6
  11. 11.b4 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 Qe7
  13. 13.Rad1 b5
  14. 14.Bd3 Bb7
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 f5
  17. 17.Bb1 e5
  18. 18.e4 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 exd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 fxe4
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rae8
  22. 22.Qg4 Bb8
  23. 23.Ba2+ Kh8
  24. 24.Bxg7+ Qxg7
  25. 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  26. 26.Rd7+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rxb7 Be5
  28. 28.Bf7 Rd8
  29. 29.g3 Rd4
  30. 30.Kg2 Rc8
  31. 31.Re2 Rc7
  32. 32.Rb8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Ba2 Bf6
  34. 34.Rg8+ Kh6
  35. 35.Bb1 Re7
  36. 36.h4 Bg7
  37. 37.Kh3 Re6
  38. 38.Ra8 Bf6
  39. 39.Ra7 Bg7
  40. 40.Bxe4 Rdxe4
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rxe4
  42. 42.Rxa6+ Kh5
  43. 43.f3

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