Carl Schlechter vs Zoltan Balla

Bad Pistyan · 1912 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Pistyan
Site Bad Pistyan
Round 16
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r1r3/3n1pkp/pp2p1p1/3p1q2/5PQ1/2P2NP1/PP2RPKP/4R3 w - - 12 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bxf4
  6. 6.exf4 Qd6
  7. 7.g3 b6
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.c3 Ba6
  12. 12.Bxa6 Nxa6
  13. 13.Re1 Rfe8
  14. 14.Nf1 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nc5
  16. 16.Ne3 Ncd7
  17. 17.Kg2 g6
  18. 18.Ng4 Nxg4
  19. 19.Qxg4 Kh8
  20. 20.Re2 Rac8
  21. 21.Rae1 a6
  22. 22.Qh4 Qe7
  23. 23.Qh3 Qf6
  24. 24.Nf3 Kg7
  25. 25.Qg4 Qf5
  26. 26.Qh4 Qf6
  27. 27.Qg4 Qf5

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