Adolf Anderssen vs Joseph Blackburne

Vienna · 1873 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3n1P1p/2k5/2p5/P2p1B2/1P5P/3K4/8 b - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bxc6+ bxc6
  7. 7.Nc3 g6
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Bg7
  14. 14.Qd3 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 Qe7
  16. 16.Rae1 Rfb8
  17. 17.b3 Qe5
  18. 18.Na4 Re8
  19. 19.f3 Qb5
  20. 20.c4 Qe5
  21. 21.Qd2 a5
  22. 22.f4 Qe7
  23. 23.Bf2 c5
  24. 24.Re2 f5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Qf7
  26. 26.exf5 Rxe2
  27. 27.Rxe2 Qxf5
  28. 28.g4 Qf7
  29. 29.Bg3 Bd4+
  30. 30.Kh2 Re8
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  32. 32.Qe1 Qe3
  33. 33.Qxe3 Bxe3
  34. 34.Nc3 Nb6
  35. 35.Kg2 Kf7
  36. 36.Kf3 Bd4
  37. 37.Nb5 d5
  38. 38.cxd5 Nxd5
  39. 39.Ke4 c6
  40. 40.Nxd4 Nc3+
  41. 41.Kd3 cxd4
  42. 42.a4 Ke6
  43. 43.Be1 Nd5
  44. 44.Ke4 c5
  45. 45.f5+ gxf5+
  46. 46.gxf5+ Kd6
  47. 47.Bxa5 Nf6+
  48. 48.Kd3 Nd7
  49. 49.Bd2 Kd5
  50. 50.Bf4 Kc6
  51. 51.Ke4 Nb6
  52. 52.f6 Nd5
  53. 53.f7 Nf6+
  54. 54.Kd3 Nd7
  55. 55.Kd2

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