St Petersburg preliminary
 
St Petersburg / 1914.04.22
 
Black: Blackburne, Joseph Henry
 

 
White: Alekhine, Alexander

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C61: Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defence
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. f4 c6 8. Bc4 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Nd2 Qa5 12. a4 a6 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. Bd2 axb5 15. axb5 Rxa1 16. Bb4+ Ne7 17. Qxa1 Bf6 18. Qa7 b6 19. Re1 Be6 20. Kh1 h5 21. Bxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxb6 Qb4 23. Qc5+ Qxc5 24. Nxc5 Bd8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxe6 Kf7 27. Rd6 Be7 28. Rxd5 Rc8 29. c4 dxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Kg1 Ke6 32. Re5+ Kd6 33. Re3 Rb3 34. Kf1 Rb4 35. Re4 Rb2 36. Re3 h4 37. Re4 Bf6 38. b6 Kd5 39. Re8 Rxb6 40. Kf2 Rb3 41. Rg8 Rxd3 42. Rxg6 Ke6 43. g4 hxg3+ 44. hxg3 Kf5 45. Rg8 (Draw)