Akiba Rubinstein vs Carl Schlechter

Berlin2 · 1918 · Old Indian Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event Berlin2
Site Berlin
Date 1918.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A53)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2p1pk2/2P5/p3K3/5P2/1P3P2/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.c4 Bg4
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.exf3 e5
  7. 7.Be3 c6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Qc7
  11. 11.Rad1 exd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Rfe8
  13. 13.f4 Rad8
  14. 14.Rd2 a6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nf8
  16. 16.Be3 Ne6
  17. 17.a4 a5
  18. 18.f5 Nc5
  19. 19.Bf4 Bf8
  20. 20.Bf3 Nfd7
  21. 21.Bxd6 Bxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Ne5
  23. 23.Rxd8 Nxf3+
  24. 24.gxf3 Rxd8
  25. 25.Ne4 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1 b6
  27. 27.Qd4 Nxa4
  28. 28.f6 Nc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.Qg4 g6
  31. 31.Qg3 Qd8
  32. 32.Qe5 a4
  33. 33.h4 h6
  34. 34.Kg2 Qc8
  35. 35.Kg3 Qd8
  36. 36.Kg2 Qc8
  37. 37.Qxc5 Qe6
  38. 38.Qe7 Qc8
  39. 39.c5 g5
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Qe3 Qe6
  42. 42.Qxg5+ Kf8
  43. 43.Qg7+ Ke8
  44. 44.Qg8+ Kd7
  45. 45.Qg4 Ke8
  46. 46.Qxe6+ fxe6
  47. 47.Kg3 Kf7
  48. 48.Kf4 Kxf6
  49. 49.Ke4

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