Carl Schlechter vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

Prague · 1908 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Prague
Site Prague
Round 11
Date 1908.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

2r5/8/3K4/8/kp6/3P4/8/1R6 b - - 7 61

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.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Nh4 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Ng6
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.f4 Kg7
  13. 13.Bc4 Qe7
  14. 14.Qf3 Rh8
  15. 15.Qg3 Rh5
  16. 16.Rf3 exf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Be6
  18. 18.Bb3 Rah8
  19. 19.h3 g5
  20. 20.Qg3 R8h6
  21. 21.Raf1 Rg6
  22. 22.Bxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.c4 g4
  24. 24.hxg4 Rxg4
  25. 25.Qf2 Qe5
  26. 26.Rf4 Rxf4
  27. 27.Qxf4 Qxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Ra5
  29. 29.Rf1 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rc1 f5
  31. 31.exf5 Kf6
  32. 32.Kf2 Kxf5
  33. 33.Ke3 Ra5
  34. 34.Rh1 Re5+
  35. 35.Kd2 Kf6
  36. 36.Rh8 Ke7
  37. 37.Rb8 b6
  38. 38.Rb7 Kd7
  39. 39.Rxa7 Rg5
  40. 40.Ra8 Rxg2+
  41. 41.Ke3 Rxc2
  42. 42.Rf8 Ke6
  43. 43.Re8+ Kd7
  44. 44.Rf8 d5
  45. 45.Rxf7+ Kd6
  46. 46.Rf6+ Kc5
  47. 47.Rf5 c6
  48. 48.cxd5 cxd5
  49. 49.Rf8 d4+
  50. 50.Kf3 Rh2
  51. 51.Rc8+ Kb5
  52. 52.Ke4 Rh4+
  53. 53.Kd5 Ka5
  54. 54.Rc1 b5
  55. 55.Kc5 Ka4
  56. 56.Rb1 Rh8
  57. 57.Kxd4 b4
  58. 58.Ke5 Re8+
  59. 59.Kd6 Rd8+
  60. 60.Kc5 Rc8+
  61. 61.Kd6

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