Akiba Rubinstein vs George Alan Thomas

Marienbad · 1925 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black George Alan Thomas
Result 1-0
Event Marienbad
Site Marienbad
Round 14
Date 1925.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 57
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6kp/5p2/5K1P/2p3PB/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.a4 c4
  11. 11.Bb1 Nd5
  12. 12.Bxe7 Kxe7
  13. 13.axb5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 axb5
  15. 15.Qd2 Bb7
  16. 16.e4 h6
  17. 17.O-O Qc7
  18. 18.Ne1 Nf6
  19. 19.f3 Rhd8
  20. 20.Nc2 Nd7
  21. 21.Qe3 Qb6
  22. 22.f4 Nf6
  23. 23.Nb4 Ra1
  24. 24.h3 Kf8
  25. 25.Kh2 Ba8
  26. 26.Qe2 Qb7
  27. 27.e5 Nd5
  28. 28.Nxd5 exd5
  29. 29.f5 Qc7
  30. 30.f6 Ra6
  31. 31.Kh1 gxf6
  32. 32.exf6 Rdd6
  33. 33.Rce1 Rxf6
  34. 34.Rxf6 Rxf6
  35. 35.Qe8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qxa8 Qg3
  37. 37.Rg1 Qxc3
  38. 38.Qxd5 Qe3
  39. 39.Qxb5 Qxd4
  40. 40.Rc1 Rf2
  41. 41.Re1 Qc3
  42. 42.Re4 Rf4
  43. 43.Re2 Qd4
  44. 44.Kh2 Rf1
  45. 45.Be4 Qd6+
  46. 46.g3 Qd4
  47. 47.h4 Rf2+
  48. 48.Rxf2 Qxf2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Qf1+
  50. 50.Kg4 Qd1+
  51. 51.Kh3 Qf1+
  52. 52.Bg2 Qe2
  53. 53.Qd7 Kg6
  54. 54.Qg4+ Qxg4+
  55. 55.Kxg4 f5+
  56. 56.Kf4 c3
  57. 57.Bh3

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Akiba Rubinstein games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.