Akiba Rubinstein vs B. Nikolaev

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black B. Nikolaev
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 7
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/4r1pp/4Ppn1/p1bP3P/2B3Q1/1PB2R2/q5P1/5R1K b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb7
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nf8
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.Bg3 O-O
  13. 13.Ne5 Nd7
  14. 14.f4 Ndxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Bc8
  16. 16.Qh5 Be6
  17. 17.Ne2 Qd7
  18. 18.h3 Bd8
  19. 19.Nf4 Be7
  20. 20.Rac1 c5
  21. 21.Rf3 c4
  22. 22.Bb1 Rae8
  23. 23.Rcf1 Bd8
  24. 24.Nxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Bf5 Qe7
  26. 26.h4 a5
  27. 27.e4 Qb7
  28. 28.Qg4 dxe4
  29. 29.Bxe4 Qe7
  30. 30.Bd5 Nh8
  31. 31.Bxc4 Qb4
  32. 32.b3 b5
  33. 33.Be1 Qa3
  34. 34.Bxb5 Re7
  35. 35.Bc4 Bb6
  36. 36.Kh1 Qxa2
  37. 37.e6 f6
  38. 38.d5 Bc5
  39. 39.Bc3 Ng6
  40. 40.h5

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