Lajos Steiner vs Aron Nimzowitsch

Kecskemet-B · 1927 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Lajos Steiner
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Kecskemet-B
Site Kecskemet
Round 6
Date 1927.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

k7/8/K1q5/Q4p1p/2P1P2P/8/8/4R3 w - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bd3 Ne7
  6. 6.Ne2 Bg4
  7. 7.f3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bg5 f6
  9. 9.Bf4 Nbc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Qd7
  11. 11.a3 Bxc3
  12. 12.Qxc3 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O Nf5
  16. 16.Bf2 Rde8
  17. 17.Ng3 Nd6
  18. 18.b3 Ne7
  19. 19.h4 g4
  20. 20.Nh5 Ref8
  21. 21.Rde1 gxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 Nef5
  23. 23.Nf4 c6
  24. 24.c4 dxc4
  25. 25.bxc4 Re8
  26. 26.d5 Kb8
  27. 27.Kb2 c5
  28. 28.Re6 Rxe6
  29. 29.Nxe6 b6
  30. 30.Qb3 Ka8
  31. 31.Rg1 Rb8
  32. 32.a4 Qc8
  33. 33.Kc3 Rb7
  34. 34.Qb1 Re7
  35. 35.Rg4 h5
  36. 36.Rg6 Qe8
  37. 37.Rg1 Nd4
  38. 38.Bxd4 cxd4+
  39. 39.Kxd4 Rxe6
  40. 40.dxe6 Qxe6
  41. 41.Qc1 Qe2
  42. 42.Kd5 Qe5+
  43. 43.Kc6 Qe6
  44. 44.Re1 Ne4+
  45. 45.Kb5 Qd6
  46. 46.Qe3 f5
  47. 47.fxe4 a6+
  48. 48.Kxa6 Qb4
  49. 49.Qxb6 Qxa4+
  50. 50.Qa5 Qc6+

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