Mir Sultan Khan vs Vera Menchik

London · 1932 · French Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mir Sultan Khan
Black Vera Menchik
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 5
Date 1932.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rk3/1p4p1/pP1NP2p/1bPp4/1P1Kp3/2R3PP/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Bd6
  5. 5.Ne2 Ne7
  6. 6.Ng3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Ng6
  8. 8.Qh5 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 Nce7
  10. 10.Nd2 f5
  11. 11.Ne2 Kh8
  12. 12.f4 Ng8
  13. 13.Qh3 Qh4
  14. 14.Qxh4 Nxh4
  15. 15.g3 Ng6
  16. 16.Nf3 Nf6
  17. 17.Ne5 Ne7
  18. 18.Kg2 Ne4
  19. 19.Be3 Be6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Ng8
  21. 21.Bxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.c4 c6
  23. 23.a3 Nf6
  24. 24.h3 Kg8
  25. 25.Bd2 Rfd8
  26. 26.Ba5 Re8
  27. 27.Bb4 Bc7
  28. 28.a4 Rac8
  29. 29.a5 Bb8
  30. 30.Ra3 Nd7
  31. 31.Nxd7 Bxd7
  32. 32.Bc5 Be6
  33. 33.Rb3 Rc7
  34. 34.Kf2 Rf7
  35. 35.Ke3 a6
  36. 36.Rbc3 Bc7
  37. 37.b4 h6
  38. 38.Rf1 Rd7
  39. 39.Rd1 Kh7
  40. 40.Bb6 Bxb6
  41. 41.axb6 Ra8
  42. 42.Rd2 Rdd8
  43. 43.Ra2 Re8
  44. 44.Ra5 Rad8
  45. 45.Re5 Kg8
  46. 46.d5 cxd5
  47. 47.Nd4 Bf7
  48. 48.c5 Rxe5
  49. 49.fxe5 Be8
  50. 50.Nxf5 Bb5
  51. 51.Kd4 Kf8
  52. 52.e6 Ke8
  53. 53.Nd6+

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