Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky

London · 1851 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Lionel Kieseritzky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London
Site London
Round 2
Date 1851.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/5K2/2r5/4k2P/2R5/P7/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.h4 g4
  5. 5.Ne5 h5
  6. 6.Bc4 Rh7
  7. 7.d4 d6
  8. 8.Nd3 f3
  9. 9.g3 Be6
  10. 10.d5 Bc8
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bd6
  13. 13.Bf4 Ne7
  14. 14.O-O Bf5
  15. 15.Nc3 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.Bb5 c6
  18. 18.dxc6 Bc5+
  19. 19.Kh2 bxc6
  20. 20.Bd3 Bxd3
  21. 21.cxd3 f5
  22. 22.Re1 Rd8
  23. 23.Qa4 f2
  24. 24.Re2 Kf8
  25. 25.Be3 Bxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Qd4
  27. 27.Qxd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.Rf1 f4
  29. 29.Rxf2 Nf5
  30. 30.Ne2 Rf7
  31. 31.Re5 fxg3+
  32. 32.Nxg3 Nxg3
  33. 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  34. 34.Kxg3 Rxd3+
  35. 35.Kf4 Rd4+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rd5
  37. 37.Re3 Kf6
  38. 38.Rc3 c5
  39. 39.Ra3 Kf5
  40. 40.Rxa7 Rd3+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rd2+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rxb2
  43. 43.Rg7 c4
  44. 44.Rg5+ Ke4
  45. 45.Rxh5 c3
  46. 46.Rc5 Kd3
  47. 47.Kxg4 Rb4+
  48. 48.Kg5 Rc4
  49. 49.Rd5+ Ke2
  50. 50.Re5+ Kf2
  51. 51.Rb5 Kg3
  52. 52.Rb1 Rc5+
  53. 53.Kf6 Kf4
  54. 54.Rc1 Ke4
  55. 55.Rxc3

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