Eduard Talvik vs Akiba Rubinstein

St Petersburg · 1905 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 21 moves

The Game

White Eduard Talvik
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 16
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r4rk1/bbp2p1p/p2p1n2/8/BQ1P3p/4BqP1/4NP1P/R4RK1 w - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Qe7
  5. 5.d4 Bb6
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.b4 Nf6
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.a5 Ba7
  10. 10.b5 axb5
  11. 11.Bxb5 O-O
  12. 12.a6 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Qxe4
  14. 14.Nc3 Qg6
  15. 15.Be3 Nb4
  16. 16.Ne2 bxa6
  17. 17.Ba4 Bb7
  18. 18.Nh4 Qh5
  19. 19.g3 g5
  20. 20.Qd2 gxh4
  21. 21.Qxb4 Qf3

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