Savielly Tartakower vs George Alan Thomas

Nottingham · 1936 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black George Alan Thomas
Result 1-0
Event Nottingham
Site Nottingham
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/6q1/r6k/5nNp/5P2/8/6PP/3R3K b - - 10 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.e3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be2 c5
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qe1 Qc7
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.e4 d4
  10. 10.e5 dxc3
  11. 11.exf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.bxc3 b5
  13. 13.Be3 b4
  14. 14.d4 bxc3
  15. 15.dxc5 Bf5
  16. 16.Bd3 Bxd3
  17. 17.cxd3 Rd8
  18. 18.Rd1 c2
  19. 19.Rc1 Rxd3
  20. 20.Rxc2 O-O
  21. 21.Qe2 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rd2 Rxd2
  23. 23.Nxd2 Nd4
  24. 24.Qf2 Nf5
  25. 25.Ne4 Bg7
  26. 26.Kh1 Rd3
  27. 27.Bc1 Qc6
  28. 28.Qe2 Rd4
  29. 29.Re1 h5
  30. 30.Bb2 Rd7
  31. 31.Bxg7 Nxg7
  32. 32.Ng5 Qxc5
  33. 33.Qxa6 Ra7
  34. 34.Qd3 Ra8
  35. 35.Qb3 e6
  36. 36.Rd1 Nf5
  37. 37.Nxf7 Ng7
  38. 38.Ne5 Qf2
  39. 39.Qb7 Ra7
  40. 40.Qe4 Nf5
  41. 41.Nxg6 Qxa2
  42. 42.Qf3 Qa4
  43. 43.Qe2 Qe8
  44. 44.Ne5 Ra4
  45. 45.Nd7 Qf7
  46. 46.Qe5 Kh7
  47. 47.Nc5 Ra7
  48. 48.Nxe6 Kg6
  49. 49.Ng5 Qe7
  50. 50.Qb8 Ra6
  51. 51.Qg8+ Qg7
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qc8

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