Akiba Rubinstein vs Stepan M Levitsky

St Petersburg · 1905 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Stepan M Levitsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 9
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/3b4/2pP2kp/1pP3p1/4P1P1/2B3K1/8 b - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.a3 Ne4
  7. 7.Qc2 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be7
  9. 9.Bd3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 h6
  13. 13.e4 Bd7
  14. 14.Rb1 a6
  15. 15.d5 exd5
  16. 16.exd5 Nd8
  17. 17.c4 Bd6
  18. 18.h3 Re8
  19. 19.Bd2 b5
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 b4
  22. 22.Qc1 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne5 a5
  24. 24.Bb1 Ra6
  25. 25.h4 Rf6
  26. 26.Nxd7 Qxd7
  27. 27.Qc2 g6
  28. 28.h5 Nb7
  29. 29.Qc1 Kh7
  30. 30.Re3 Nd6
  31. 31.Rh3 Nf5
  32. 32.hxg6+ fxg6
  33. 33.Qd1 Rf7
  34. 34.Qg4 Qd6
  35. 35.axb4 axb4
  36. 36.Qe4 Qf6
  37. 37.Rf3 Re7
  38. 38.Qd3 Qg7
  39. 39.Be3 Ra7
  40. 40.Bc1 Qe5
  41. 41.Kf1 h5
  42. 42.g3 Ra1
  43. 43.Qc2 Bg7
  44. 44.Kg2 Ra6
  45. 45.Be3 Bf8
  46. 46.Qd3 Ra3
  47. 47.Qd2 Nxe3+
  48. 48.Rxe3 Rxe3
  49. 49.Qxe3 Qxe3
  50. 50.fxe3 Bd6
  51. 51.Bc2 Kg7
  52. 52.Kf3 g5
  53. 53.Bd1 Kf6
  54. 54.Bc2 g4+
  55. 55.Kf2 Kg5
  56. 56.Kg2

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