Rudolf Spielmann vs George Alan Thomas

Noordwijk · 1938 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Rudolf Spielmann
Black George Alan Thomas
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 9
Date 1938.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

7R/1p1k1p2/p1b3p1/4p2p/2P2r2/PP1BKP2/6PP/8 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Ne5 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Qd5
  11. 11.Qe2 Qxc5
  12. 12.c4 Bd6
  13. 13.Bf4 g6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nd7
  15. 15.Rad1 Bxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.Qxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rxe5 Rd8
  19. 19.Rc5 Bd7
  20. 20.Rc7 Bc6
  21. 21.f3 Rd4
  22. 22.Kf2 Rad8
  23. 23.Ke2 Kf8
  24. 24.Bc2 Ke8
  25. 25.Rxd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.b3 Rf4
  27. 27.Ke3 e5
  28. 28.Rc8+ Kd7
  29. 29.Rh8 h5
  30. 30.Bd3 a6
  31. 31.a3

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