Carl Schlechter vs Frank Marshall

Ostende · 1905 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Frank Marshall
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 2
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/R7/8/1pk5/7r/3KP3/8/8 w - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.a3 Bd6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.b4 Bd6
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Nb5 Bg4
  12. 12.Nxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.Be2 Rac8
  14. 14.O-O Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qd4 Rc2
  18. 18.Qxe5 Rxe2
  19. 19.Qxd6 Rxd6
  20. 20.Rac1 h6
  21. 21.Rc8+ Kh7
  22. 22.Bd4 Ra6
  23. 23.Rc7 b6
  24. 24.Rxf7 Kg6
  25. 25.Rc7 Rxa3
  26. 26.g4 Raa2
  27. 27.b5 Rec2
  28. 28.Rb7 Nxg4
  29. 29.Rxg7+ Kf5
  30. 30.Rg8 h5
  31. 31.h3 Nh6
  32. 32.Re8 Nf7
  33. 33.Re7 Ng5
  34. 34.Kg2 Ne4
  35. 35.Re5+ Kg6
  36. 36.Rxd5 h4
  37. 37.Re5 Ng3
  38. 38.Re6+ Kh7
  39. 39.Re7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Rg7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Rxg3 hxg3
  42. 42.Kxg3 Rc4
  43. 43.f4 Rb4
  44. 44.f5 Rxb5
  45. 45.h4 Rd5
  46. 46.h5 Rd6
  47. 47.Kf4 Rh2
  48. 48.Rc1 Rxh5
  49. 49.Rc8+ Ke7
  50. 50.f6+ Rxf6+
  51. 51.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  52. 52.Rc6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Rc7+ Ke6
  54. 54.Rxa7 Rh4+
  55. 55.Kf3 Kd5
  56. 56.Ke2 b5
  57. 57.Kd3 Kc5

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