St Petersburg preliminary
 
St Petersburg / 1914.04.26
 
Black: Marshall, Frank James
 

 
White: Alekhine, Alexander

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C42: Petrov's Defence, including Marshall Trap
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Qe7+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bxd2 12. Kxd2 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Rhe1+ Kd8 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Re8 17. Rae1 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nc6 19. Rg4 g6 20. Rh4 Ke7 21. Rxh7 Rd8 22. Rh4 Rd5 23. Re4+ Kf8 24. Kc3 Rf5 25. Re2 a6 26. a3 Ne7 27. Re5 Rf6 28. Kd3 b6 29. Re2 Nd5 30. Ke4 Nf4 31. Rc2 Nxg2 32. Ne5 Ke8 33. Rxc7 Rxf2 34. Nc4 b5 35. Nd6+ Kf8 36. d5 f6 37. Nb7 Nf4 38. b4 g5 39. d6 Ne6 40. Kd5 Nf4+ 41. Kc6 Rxh2 42. Nc5 Rd2 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. d7 Ne6 45. Nxe6 Kxe6 46. d8=Q Rxd8 47. Rxd8 g4 48. Re8+ Kf7 49. Re2 f5 50. Kd5 Kf6 51. Kd4 f4 52. Ke4 Kg5 53. Rc2 f3 54. Rd2 Kh4 55. Kf4 (White wins)