Akiba Rubinstein vs Carl Schlechter

St Petersburg · 1909 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1909.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D67)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R1kn/5p2/5Pp1/6K1/8/7P/8 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 c6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rc1 Rd8
  12. 12.Qc2 Nf8
  13. 13.e4 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Bd7
  15. 15.Ne2 Be8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rac8
  17. 17.Qc3 Rc7
  18. 18.Nf4 f6
  19. 19.Qa5 g5
  20. 20.Ne2 Nc8
  21. 21.d5 Rcd7
  22. 22.Ned4 cxd5
  23. 23.exd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Qe1 Nd6
  26. 26.Ne2 Bc6
  27. 27.Rxd5 Bxd5
  28. 28.Nfd4 e5
  29. 29.Nc3 Qf7
  30. 30.Nxd5 Qxd5
  31. 31.Nb3 b6
  32. 32.Rd1 Qc6
  33. 33.Qc3 Qxc3
  34. 34.bxc3 Ne4
  35. 35.c4 Kf7
  36. 36.Rd8 Ke7
  37. 37.Ra8 a5
  38. 38.f3 Nc3
  39. 39.c5 bxc5
  40. 40.Nxc5 Nxa2
  41. 41.Ra7+ Ke8
  42. 42.Kf2 Nb4
  43. 43.Rxa5 Kf7
  44. 44.Ke3 h5
  45. 45.Ke4 Nc6
  46. 46.Ra6 Ne7
  47. 47.g4 hxg4
  48. 48.fxg4 Kg6
  49. 49.Ra7 Kf7
  50. 50.Nb7 Kg6
  51. 51.Nd6 Nc6
  52. 52.Rc7 Nd4
  53. 53.Nf5 Nxf5
  54. 54.gxf5+ Kh6
  55. 55.Kf3 Nh7
  56. 56.Kg4 e4
  57. 57.Re7 e3
  58. 58.Rxe3 Kg7
  59. 59.Re7+

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