Fritz Saemisch vs Alexander Alekhine

The Game

White	Fritz Saemisch
Black	Alexander Alekhine
Result	0-1
Event	Bad Nauheim/Stuttgart/Garmisch
Site	Bad Nauheim
Round	5
Date	1937.00.00
Opening	Slav Defense (D19)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/q4pk1/5p2/7P/p1Q2PP1/6K1/8/8 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Nf6
3. 3.c4 c6
4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
5. 5.a4 Bf5
6. 6.e3 e6
7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
8. 8.O-O O-O
9. 9.Qe2 Ne4
10. 10.g4 Bg6
11. 11.Ne5 Bxc3
12. 12.bxc3 Nd7
13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
14. 14.Ba3 Re8
15. 15.Qc2 Nef6
16. 16.h3 Nd5
17. 17.Be2 Qh4
18. 18.Kg2 e5
19. 19.c4 N5f6
20. 20.dxe5 Nxe5
21. 21.Rh1 Rad8
22. 22.Rad1 Rxd1
23. 23.Rxd1 g5
24. 24.Bb2 Ng6
25. 25.Bxf6 gxf6
26. 26.Bd3 Ne5
27. 27.Bf5 Kg7
28. 28.Rh1 c5
29. 29.Rb1 b6
30. 30.Rc1 Rd8
31. 31.Rd1 Re8
32. 32.Rh1 Rd8
33. 33.Rd1 Rxd1
34. 34.Qxd1 Nxc4
35. 35.Qd5 Ne5
36. 36.a5 bxa5
37. 37.f4 Ng6
38. 38.Bxg6 Kxg6
39. 39.Qd8 Kg7
40. 40.Qxa5 gxf4
41. 41.exf4 c4
42. 42.Qc3 Qh8
43. 43.Qxc4 Qa8+
44. 44.Kg3 a5
45. 45.h4 a4
46. 46.h5 Qa7

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