Akiba Rubinstein vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Berlin2 · 1918 · Old Benoni Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event Berlin2
Site Berlin
Date 1918.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5b2/PK3p2/2p2P1p/8/1P2Nk2/2P5/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.d5 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.dxe6 Bxe6
  6. 6.e4 Be7
  7. 7.Bg5 Nbd7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Qd2 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nbxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Nxe7
  15. 15.Rfe1 h6
  16. 16.Bc4 Bxc4
  17. 17.Rxe7 Bd5
  18. 18.Rd1 Rfd8
  19. 19.a3 Kf8
  20. 20.Rc7 Bc6
  21. 21.Re1 Rac8
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Ne5 Re8
  24. 24.Re3 Rd8
  25. 25.Kf1 Be8
  26. 26.Ke1 Rd4
  27. 27.g3 Ba4
  28. 28.b3 Be8
  29. 29.f3 Rd6
  30. 30.Nd3 b6
  31. 31.Kd2 Bb5
  32. 32.Kc3 Bd7
  33. 33.a4 g5
  34. 34.f4 f6
  35. 35.Re1 Re6
  36. 36.Rxe6 Bxe6
  37. 37.Nb2 Ke7
  38. 38.Nd1 gxf4
  39. 39.gxf4 Kf7
  40. 40.Ne3 Kg6
  41. 41.Kd3 Kh5
  42. 42.Ke4 Bc8
  43. 43.Kd5 Kh4
  44. 44.Kd6 Kh3
  45. 45.Kc7 Be6
  46. 46.f5 Bf7
  47. 47.Kb7 h5
  48. 48.Kxa7 Kxh2
  49. 49.Kxb6 Kg3
  50. 50.a5 Kf3
  51. 51.a6

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