George Alan Thomas vs Akiba Rubinstein

Hastings Six-Masters · 1922 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White George Alan Thomas
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 0-1
Event Hastings Six-Masters
Site Hastings
Date 1922.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/8/8/3Pp1q1/1p2Q1b1/1B1P2Pp/1P2p2P/2r1R1K1 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.d3 Ne7
  10. 10.Bg5 Ng6
  11. 11.Nh4 Nxh4
  12. 12.Bxh4 h6
  13. 13.Kh1 g5
  14. 14.Bg3 Kg7
  15. 15.Nd2 Qe7
  16. 16.Bc2 Bd7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rae8
  18. 18.a4 Rh8
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nf1 h5
  21. 21.f3 h4
  22. 22.Bf2 Bxf2
  23. 23.Qxf2 g4
  24. 24.fxg4 Nxg4
  25. 25.Qf3 h3
  26. 26.g3 Qg5
  27. 27.Ne3 Ra8
  28. 28.Nxg4 Bxg4
  29. 29.Qf2 Rxa1
  30. 30.Rxa1 Ra8
  31. 31.Rb1 b4
  32. 32.Bb3 f6
  33. 33.c4 f5
  34. 34.Kg1 fxe4
  35. 35.Rf1 e3
  36. 36.Qf7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qd5 c6
  38. 38.Qxc6 Rc8
  39. 39.Qe4 e2
  40. 40.Re1 d5
  41. 41.cxd5 Rc1

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