Frederick Yates vs Aron Nimzowitsch

Semmering · 1926 · French Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Frederick Yates
Black Aron Nimzowitsch
Result 0-1
Event Semmering
Site Semmering
Date 1926.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/5pp1/1p4p1/1Qn3N1/7P/3R2P1/7K/5q2 w - - 5 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bd3 Ne7
  6. 6.Ne2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.f3 Bh5
  9. 9.Nf4 Bg6
  10. 10.Nce2 Bd6
  11. 11.Qe1 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Bxc5+
  13. 13.Kh1 Nbc6
  14. 14.Bd2 Re8
  15. 15.Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.f4 Nf5
  17. 17.c3 d4
  18. 18.c4 Qb6
  19. 19.Rf3 Bb4
  20. 20.a3 Bxd2
  21. 21.Qxd2 a5
  22. 22.Ng1 Re3
  23. 23.Qf2 Rae8
  24. 24.Rd1 Qb3
  25. 25.Rd2 Nd6
  26. 26.c5 Nc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Qxc4
  28. 28.Rc2 Qd5
  29. 29.Rc1 Qe4
  30. 30.f5 Rxf3
  31. 31.Nxf3 Qxf5
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Nxb4
  34. 34.Qxd4 Nd3
  35. 35.Rc2 Rc8
  36. 36.Rc3 Nxc5
  37. 37.h4 b6
  38. 38.Ng5 Rf8
  39. 39.Rf3 Qd7
  40. 40.Qc4 Ne6
  41. 41.Rd3 Qc8
  42. 42.Qb5 Qc1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qf4+
  44. 44.g3 Qf2+
  45. 45.Kh1 Qf1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Nc5

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