Karoly Sterk vs Frank Marshall

Bad Pistyan · 1912 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Karoly Sterk
Black Frank Marshall
Result 1-0
Event Bad Pistyan
Site Bad Pistyan
Round 10
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1pp1rpp1/1b4PQ/pP2p3/P1B5/q1PP4/6RP/4R2K b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d5
  7. 7.Nxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Bc4 Qd6
  10. 10.c3 Bc5
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.b5 Ne7
  14. 14.Ng5 Qg6
  15. 15.Qe2 Bf5
  16. 16.g4 h6
  17. 17.gxf5 Nxf5
  18. 18.Kh1 hxg5
  19. 19.Rg1 g4
  20. 20.Ba3 Nh6
  21. 21.Bxf8 Rxf8
  22. 22.Rg2 Re8
  23. 23.f3 Qg5
  24. 24.Re1 Qe7
  25. 25.fxg4 Qa3
  26. 26.g5 Nf5
  27. 27.g6 Re7
  28. 28.Qh5 Nh6
  29. 29.Qxh6

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