Akiba Rubinstein vs Frank Marshall

Warsaw m · 1908 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Frank Marshall
Result 1-0
Event Warsaw m
Site Warsaw
Round 1
Date 1908.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5K2/6Q1/p7/4P3/1PP5/P7/4q3 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Ne2 Bg4
  8. 8.c3 Bc5
  9. 9.Ng3 Nh5
  10. 10.Nf5 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 Qf6
  12. 12.h3 Bxf5
  13. 13.Bg5 Qg6
  14. 14.exf5 Qxf5
  15. 15.g4 Qe6
  16. 16.gxh5 Qxh3
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Qxh5
  19. 19.Kf2 e4
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.dxe4 Rab8
  22. 22.b3 f5
  23. 23.Rh1 Qg6
  24. 24.e5 f4
  25. 25.e4 Qg3+
  26. 26.Kf1 dxe5
  27. 27.Qe2 Rbd8
  28. 28.Rd1 h6
  29. 29.Rh5 g5
  30. 30.Rxh6 g4
  31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
  32. 32.Qc4+ Rd5
  33. 33.Ne1 Kg7
  34. 34.Qxc6 Rd6
  35. 35.Qxc7+ Kxh6
  36. 36.Qxd6+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qe7+ Kg6
  38. 38.Qe6+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qxe5 Qh3+
  40. 40.Ke2 f3+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qh4+
  42. 42.Qg3 Qd8
  43. 43.Qxg4 Qd2+
  44. 44.Kxf3 Qd1+
  45. 45.Kf4 Qd2+
  46. 46.Kf5 Qxe1
  47. 47.Qg6+ Kh8
  48. 48.Ke6 a5
  49. 49.Kf7

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