Lajos Steiner vs Savielly Tartakower

Ljubljana · 1938 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Steiner
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ljubljana
Site Ljubljana
Round 5
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/8/p1p1kb2/5p1p/P1PPn1p1/1B2B1P1/4K2P/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nge7
  4. 4.c3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 dxe4
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Qxd7
  8. 8.Qe2 a6
  9. 9.Ba4 f5
  10. 10.O-O O-O-O
  11. 11.f3 exf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 Kb8
  13. 13.Bb3 g6
  14. 14.Na3 Bg7
  15. 15.Nc4 Nd5
  16. 16.Bg5 Bf6
  17. 17.Bd2 Rhe8
  18. 18.Rae1 b5
  19. 19.Ne3 Nxe3
  20. 20.Bxe3 Na5
  21. 21.Bc2 Nc4
  22. 22.Bc1 Rxe1
  23. 23.Rxe1 Re8
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  25. 25.Kf2 Qe7
  26. 26.Qe2 Qd8
  27. 27.b3 Nd6
  28. 28.Ba3 Qe7
  29. 29.Qxe7 Bxe7
  30. 30.Bc1 Bf6
  31. 31.Be3 Kc8
  32. 32.Kf3 Kd7
  33. 33.Bd3 c6
  34. 34.c4 Ke6
  35. 35.g3 g5
  36. 36.a4 g4+
  37. 37.Ke2 bxa4
  38. 38.bxa4 Ne4
  39. 39.Bc2 h5
  40. 40.Bb3

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