Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein

Prague · 1908 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 99 moves

The Game

White Georg Salwe
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Prague
Site Prague
Round 1
Date 1908.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 99
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/2B5/8/6kp/3r4/7K w - - 0 100

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Ne7
  8. 8.Ne2 Ng6
  9. 9.Ng3 h6
  10. 10.Be3 c6
  11. 11.Ba4 d5
  12. 12.c3 Bd6
  13. 13.Bc2 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 Be6
  15. 15.d4 dxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 exd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bf8
  19. 19.b4 b6
  20. 20.a3 Qc7
  21. 21.Nfd2 f5
  22. 22.Ng3 c5
  23. 23.Qf3 Qf7
  24. 24.Rxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Be3 Nh4
  26. 26.Qh5 Qf6
  27. 27.Rc1 Rad8
  28. 28.Nf3 Nxf3+
  29. 29.Qxf3 g6
  30. 30.Ne2 Qf7
  31. 31.h4 Kh7
  32. 32.g3 Bd6
  33. 33.Kg2 Qe6
  34. 34.Rd1 Qe4
  35. 35.Qxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rb1 Re7
  37. 37.a4 cxb4
  38. 38.cxb4 Rc8
  39. 39.a5 bxa5
  40. 40.bxa5 Bc5
  41. 41.Bf4 Rd8
  42. 42.Rb5 Bd4
  43. 43.Nxd4 Rxd4
  44. 44.Be3 Ra4
  45. 45.Rd5 Kg7
  46. 46.g4 Rc4
  47. 47.Bd4+ Kf7
  48. 48.Be3 Ke6
  49. 49.Rb5 Rh7
  50. 50.a6 Ra4
  51. 51.Rb7 Rxb7
  52. 52.axb7 Rb4
  53. 53.Bxa7 Rxb7
  54. 54.Be3 h5
  55. 55.Kg3 Rf7
  56. 56.Bf4 Rf8
  57. 57.f3 Kd5
  58. 58.gxh5 gxh5
  59. 59.fxe4+ Kxe4
  60. 60.Bg5 Rf7
  61. 61.Bh6 Rf3+
  62. 62.Kg2 Rd3
  63. 63.Bg5 Kf5
  64. 64.Kf2 Kg4
  65. 65.Ke2 Rf3
  66. 66.Bh6 Kg3
  67. 67.Bg5 Rf8
  68. 68.Ke3 Re8+
  69. 69.Kd3 Kf3
  70. 70.Kd4 Re6
  71. 71.Kd5 Re4
  72. 72.Bf6 Kf4
  73. 73.Bd8 Kf5
  74. 74.Bg5 Rg4
  75. 75.Be7 Rg7
  76. 76.Bf8 Rd7+
  77. 77.Kc6 Rd4
  78. 78.Be7 Ke6
  79. 79.Kc5 Rd5+
  80. 80.Kc4 Rf5
  81. 81.Bd8 Kd7
  82. 82.Bb6 Rf4+
  83. 83.Kd3 Rxh4
  84. 84.Ke2 Ke6
  85. 85.Kf3 Rg4
  86. 86.Bf2 Kf5
  87. 87.Bg3 h4
  88. 88.Bh2 Rb4
  89. 89.Kg2 Kg4
  90. 90.Be5 Ra4
  91. 91.Bd6 Ra2+
  92. 92.Kh1 Kh3
  93. 93.Bc5 Ra1+
  94. 94.Bg1 Kg4
  95. 95.Kh2 Ra2+
  96. 96.Kh1 Kg3
  97. 97.Bc5 Rh2+
  98. 98.Kg1 Rd2
  99. 99.Kh1 h3

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