Siegbert Tarrasch vs Zoltan Balla

DSB-18.Kongress · 1912 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Zoltan Balla
Result 1-0
Event DSB-18.Kongress
Site Breslau
Round 14
Date 1912.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/P1p1PB1p/3k4/1Pp3r1/8/2P1R1P1/4K2P/8 b - - 10 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Kh8
  11. 11.Qf3 Ng8
  12. 12.Bd2 g6
  13. 13.Rae1 f5
  14. 14.e5 d5
  15. 15.Qf2 Be6
  16. 16.Be3 Bb4
  17. 17.Bc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Qxc5 Qd7
  19. 19.Ne2 Rfb8
  20. 20.b4 Rb6
  21. 21.Nd4 Re8
  22. 22.a4 Ne7
  23. 23.a5 Rbb8
  24. 24.Rb1 Rg8
  25. 25.Qxa7 Ra8
  26. 26.Qc5 g5
  27. 27.a6 gxf4
  28. 28.Rxf4 Ng6
  29. 29.Nxe6 Qxe6
  30. 30.Rxf5 Nh4
  31. 31.Rf2 Qh3
  32. 32.Bf1 Nf3+
  33. 33.Rxf3 Qxf3
  34. 34.e6 Qe4
  35. 35.Qc3+ d4
  36. 36.Re1 Qh4
  37. 37.Qd2 Rg7
  38. 38.Qf2 Qxf2+
  39. 39.Kxf2 Re7
  40. 40.Bc4 Kg7
  41. 41.Ke2 Rb8
  42. 42.Ra1 Kf6
  43. 43.Kd3 Ke5
  44. 44.Ra5+ Kd6
  45. 45.Kxd4 Rg7
  46. 46.g3 Rgg8
  47. 47.c3 Rbf8
  48. 48.Ke3 Rg6
  49. 49.Rh5 Rg4
  50. 50.Ba2 Rg7
  51. 51.Rh4 c5
  52. 52.b5 Rg5
  53. 53.Re4 Rf1
  54. 54.a7 Rg8
  55. 55.e7 Re8
  56. 56.Re6+ Kd7
  57. 57.Ke2 Rf5
  58. 58.Re3 Rg5
  59. 59.Be6+ Kd6
  60. 60.Bf7

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