Adolf Anderssen vs Joseph Blackburne

Paris · 1878 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Paris
Site Paris
Round 8
Date 1878.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C14)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b7/6pk/3N4/3pPPrp/6qP/8/P2R1QP1/6K1 b - h3 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.Nce2 c5
  9. 9.c3 Nc6
  10. 10.f4 b5
  11. 11.Nf3 Rb8
  12. 12.Ng3 f5
  13. 13.Rc1 O-O
  14. 14.Be2 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 Bd7
  16. 16.O-O Rfc8
  17. 17.Ng5 Rc7
  18. 18.Qe3 Nd8
  19. 19.Nh5 h6
  20. 20.Nh3 Be8
  21. 21.Nf2 Rbc8
  22. 22.Nd3 Nb7
  23. 23.Ng3 a5
  24. 24.Nf2 c4
  25. 25.bxc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Rxc4
  27. 27.Ne2 Qa3
  28. 28.Qd2 b4
  29. 29.cxb4 axb4
  30. 30.Rxc4 Rxc4
  31. 31.Rb1 Na5
  32. 32.Nc1 Ba4
  33. 33.Nfd3 Rxd4
  34. 34.Rxb4 Nc4
  35. 35.Qe2 Re4
  36. 36.Qf2 Bd1
  37. 37.Rb8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rb7 Re3
  39. 39.Qh4 Qf8
  40. 40.Qf6 Qg8
  41. 41.Nc5 Nd2
  42. 42.N1d3 Ne4
  43. 43.Qe7 Ba4
  44. 44.Nxe4 Rxe4
  45. 45.Nc5 Rc4
  46. 46.Nxe6 Rc6
  47. 47.Nd4 Rg6
  48. 48.Qc5 Qd8
  49. 49.Nxf5 Bc6
  50. 50.Rb2 Ba8
  51. 51.Nd6 Qh4
  52. 52.Qf2 Qg4
  53. 53.Rd2 h5
  54. 54.f5 Rg5
  55. 55.h4

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