A Day When The Meran Variation Was Born | Ernst Gruenfeld vs Akiba Rubinstein: Merano 1924

Ernst Gruenfeld vs Akiba Rubinstein
Merano 1924, rd 3, Feb-06
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D48) · 0-1

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dc4 7. Bc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Ned2 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rd1 a5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qc6 18. b3 Qd5 19. Be1 cd4 20. ed4 Rdc8 21. Bd2 Ne4 22. Re1 Nd6 23. Qf1 Nc4 24. bc4 Qh5 25. Ne5 Ne5 26. Re5 Qh4 27. f4 Bf6 28. g3 Be5 29. de5 Qe7 30. Be3 Qd7 31. Be2 Qa4 32. g4 b3 33. Kf2 Be4 34. Bd4 Rd8 35. Ke3 Bc2 36. Ra1 Qb4

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