Akiba Rubinstein vs Aron Nimzowitsch

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

4r3/1p2rpk1/p1nR2pn/2N2qQp/4pP1P/2P5/PP2B1P1/3R2K1 w - - 8 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.c3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 d5
  7. 7.Nd2 Bd6
  8. 8.Nb5 Bb8
  9. 9.Bxb8 Rxb8
  10. 10.Be2 a6
  11. 11.Nd4 e5
  12. 12.N4b3 Bf5
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Bf3 Qe7
  15. 15.Qe1 Bd3
  16. 16.Be2 Bg6
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.exf4 Be4
  19. 19.Qf2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Qc7
  21. 21.Nc5 Re7
  22. 22.Nf1 Rbe8
  23. 23.Ng3 g6
  24. 24.Rad1 h5
  25. 25.h4 Qc8
  26. 26.Ngxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Rd6 Kg7
  28. 28.Red1 Ng4
  29. 29.Qg3 Nh6
  30. 30.Qg5 Qf5

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