Akiba Rubinstein vs Stepan M Levitsky

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Stepan M Levitsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 13
Date 1903.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

1B3n2/3k4/p1p2p2/1p1b1P1p/3P2pP/1P1B4/P4KP1/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e5
  3. 3.e3 exd4
  4. 4.exd4 Be6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Nxd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.Bf4 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 c6
  13. 13.Rad1 Nf8
  14. 14.b3 Ne6
  15. 15.Be5 f6
  16. 16.Bg3 Bb4
  17. 17.Bd3 Nf8
  18. 18.Nh4 g6
  19. 19.f4 Ba5
  20. 20.f5 g5
  21. 21.Nf3 Bb6
  22. 22.Kh1 h6
  23. 23.Bf2 Qd7
  24. 24.Rfe1 Ba5
  25. 25.Nd2 Qf7
  26. 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.Ne4 Bc7
  28. 28.Re1 Kg7
  29. 29.Qd1 h5
  30. 30.h4 g4
  31. 31.Ng3 b5
  32. 32.Rxe8 Qxe8
  33. 33.Qe1 Qxe1+
  34. 34.Bxe1 Bxg3
  35. 35.Bxg3 Kf7
  36. 36.Kg1 Ke7
  37. 37.Kf2 Kd7
  38. 38.Bb8 a6

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