Arpad Vajda vs Akiba Rubinstein

Semmering · 1926 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Arpad Vajda
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/3N4/2K5/1PN5/8/8/5b2/8 b - - 12 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 a6
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Ne4 Bb7
  12. 12.Ned2 Be7
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O
  14. 14.a5 Qc7
  15. 15.Rd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Nc4 Ne4
  17. 17.Bd2 Nxd2
  18. 18.Rxd2 cxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Qf4
  20. 20.Qe3 Qxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rf2 Rc7
  23. 23.h3 Nc5
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxd3
  25. 25.Nfe5 Rd5
  26. 26.Rxf7 Rdxc5
  27. 27.b3 Bf6
  28. 28.Rxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Rd1 h5
  30. 30.Nd7 Be7
  31. 31.Rd4 Bc6
  32. 32.Ndb6 Be8
  33. 33.Kf1 h4
  34. 34.e4 Kh7
  35. 35.e5 Bg6
  36. 36.Rd7 Rxd7
  37. 37.Nxd7 Bc2
  38. 38.Nd2 Kg6
  39. 39.Ke2 Kf5
  40. 40.Nb8 Bd8
  41. 41.Nc6 Bxa5
  42. 42.Nd4+ Kxe5
  43. 43.Nxc2 Kf4
  44. 44.Nf3 g5
  45. 45.Nfd4 Bb6
  46. 46.Kd3 g4
  47. 47.hxg4 Kxg4
  48. 48.Nxe6 h3
  49. 49.gxh3+ Kxh3
  50. 50.Nf4+ Kg4
  51. 51.Nd5 Bg1
  52. 52.Ndxb4 Kf5
  53. 53.Nxa6 Ke6
  54. 54.Kc4 Kd7
  55. 55.Kd5 Bf2
  56. 56.b4 Bb6
  57. 57.b5 Ba5
  58. 58.Ne3 Bb6
  59. 59.Nc4 Ba7
  60. 60.Ne5+ Kc8
  61. 61.Kc6 Bd4
  62. 62.Nd7 Bf2
  63. 63.Nac5

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