Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky

London m8 · 1851 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Lionel Kieseritzky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m8
Site London
Date 1851.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

6k1/ppp5/3p4/3P4/3KP2R/6P1/P2q4/7Q w - - 4 51

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.Nxf7 Rxf7
  9. 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  10. 10.Bxf4 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O Kg7
  12. 12.g3 Qe8
  13. 13.Nc3 Ne7
  14. 14.Qd2 Ng6
  15. 15.Bh6+ Kh7
  16. 16.Bxf8 Ngxf8
  17. 17.Rf5 Nb6
  18. 18.Rf6 Ng6
  19. 19.Raf1 Be6
  20. 20.Qg5 Nd7
  21. 21.Qxh5+ Kg7
  22. 22.R6f2 Bc4
  23. 23.Re1 Be6
  24. 24.d5 Bf7
  25. 25.Qxg4 Ne5
  26. 26.Qf5 Qe7
  27. 27.h5 Nf8
  28. 28.Nb5 Nh7
  29. 29.Nd4 Rg8
  30. 30.Qh3 Kh8
  31. 31.Ref1 Ng5
  32. 32.Qg2 Ng4
  33. 33.Re2 Bxh5
  34. 34.Qh1 Qh7
  35. 35.Rf4 Re8
  36. 36.Ne6 Nxe6
  37. 37.Rxg4 Nd4
  38. 38.Rh2 Re5
  39. 39.Rgh4 Kg7
  40. 40.Rxh5 Rxh5
  41. 41.Rxh5 Qg6
  42. 42.Kf2 Qf6+
  43. 43.Ke3 Nxc2+
  44. 44.Kd2 Nb4
  45. 45.Rh7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Rh4 Qf2+
  47. 47.Kc3 Qc2+
  48. 48.Kxb4 Qxb2+
  49. 49.Kc4 Qc2+
  50. 50.Kd4 Qd2+

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