Akiba Rubinstein vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

1R4k1/8/7P/6K1/1pr5/p7/8/8 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.e3 Ne5
  10. 10.b3 d6
  11. 11.Bb2 Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Bd7
  13. 13.h3 Nc6
  14. 14.Nc2 Ne7
  15. 15.e4 Nh5
  16. 16.Kh2 Nc6
  17. 17.Qd2 f5
  18. 18.exf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Rae1 Qf6
  20. 20.f4 Bxc2
  21. 21.Qxc2 Kh8
  22. 22.Nd1 Qf7
  23. 23.Ne3 Nf6
  24. 24.Nd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.cxd5 Nd4
  26. 26.Qf2 Nf5
  27. 27.g4 Bxb2
  28. 28.Qxb2+ Ng7
  29. 29.Qd4 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Rf8
  31. 31.Kg3 a5
  32. 32.Re4 Kg8
  33. 33.Qc3 b6
  34. 34.Rc4 Ne8
  35. 35.a4 Nf6
  36. 36.Bf3 c6
  37. 37.Qd2 cxd5
  38. 38.Rc6 Ne4+
  39. 39.Bxe4 dxe4
  40. 40.Qxd6 Qxb3+
  41. 41.Kh4 Qf7
  42. 42.Kg5 e3
  43. 43.Rc7 Qxf4+
  44. 44.Qxf4 h6+
  45. 45.Kxh6 Rxf4
  46. 46.Re7 Rf3
  47. 47.h4 Rf4
  48. 48.Kg5 Rxa4
  49. 49.Rxe3 Rb4
  50. 50.Re6 Kh7
  51. 51.Re7+ Kg8
  52. 52.Re6 Kh7
  53. 53.Re7+ Kg8
  54. 54.h5 gxh5
  55. 55.gxh5 Rc4
  56. 56.Re6 b5
  57. 57.Rb6 b4
  58. 58.Rb5 a4
  59. 59.h6 a3
  60. 60.Rb8+

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