Akiba Rubinstein vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Teplitz-Schoenau · 1922 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event Teplitz-Schoenau
Site Teplitz-Schoenau
Round 3
Date 1922.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/pn1r1k2/5P1p/4KB2/7P/5P2/8/8 b - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a3 Be6
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.b4 Be7
  12. 12.Bb2 Ne4
  13. 13.b5 Na5
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nd4 Qd5
  16. 16.Qc2 f5
  17. 17.Qc3 Nc4
  18. 18.Nxf5 Bf6
  19. 19.Qxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.Ne7+ Kf7
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Ke6
  23. 23.Bc3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rd4 f5
  25. 25.g4 Nd6
  26. 26.Rad1 Nxb5
  27. 27.gxf5+ Kf7
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Nxc3
  30. 30.Rc5 Nxe2+
  31. 31.Kf1 Nf4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc7+ Kf6
  34. 34.Ke1 Re8
  35. 35.f3 Nd5
  36. 36.Rxb7 Nc3
  37. 37.Rb4 Nd5
  38. 38.Ra4 Re7
  39. 39.Kf2 Nb6
  40. 40.Ra5 Rc7
  41. 41.Kg3 Nd7
  42. 42.Ra6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Kf4 Nb6
  44. 44.h4 Rf7
  45. 45.Kg5 h6+
  46. 46.Kf4 Kf8
  47. 47.a4 Rc7
  48. 48.a5 Nc4
  49. 49.f6 Rd7
  50. 50.Rc6 Nxa5
  51. 51.Rc8+ Kf7
  52. 52.Ke5 Nb7
  53. 53.Bf5

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