Andrey Alexandrovic Smorodsky vs Aron Nimzowitsch

St Petersburg · 1914 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Andrey Alexandrovic Smorodsky
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1nkrr3/R4ppp/1p2pq2/2n1N3/1B1P4/8/1PQ2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 Qc7
  8. 8.Qe2 b6
  9. 9.Bd2 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O Bd6
  11. 11.Nf5 O-O-O
  12. 12.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  13. 13.a4 c5
  14. 14.a5 cxd4
  15. 15.axb6 axb6
  16. 16.Ba6 Nb8
  17. 17.Bxb7+ Kxb7
  18. 18.Ne5 Qe7
  19. 19.Ra4 Nfd7
  20. 20.Rfa1 Rhe8
  21. 21.Bb4 d3
  22. 22.cxd3 Qf6
  23. 23.Qc2 Nc5
  24. 24.Ra7+ Kc8
  25. 25.d4

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