Largest Number of Consecutive Captures?

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Robert_New_Alekhine

What is the largest number of consecutive captures? I'm guessing it would be around 15.

cyclopps

Like this?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/smallest-number-of-moves-to-give-away-all-your-pieces

Robert_New_Alekhine

No, not like that. I'm asking for the LARGEST number of moves right after each other in a real tournament game where each move was a capture.

TBentley

17. http://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/records/records.htm

Robert_New_Alekhine

Wow, thanks! That's 17 ply!