Adolf Anderssen vs George Henry Mackenzie

Paris · 1878 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black George Henry Mackenzie
Result 1-0
Event Paris
Site Paris
Round 3
Date 1878.00.00
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3n4/3NRr2/p2P3p/2PK1pk1/8/P5P1/8/8 b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 d5
  2. 2.e3 c5
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.f4 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Nc3 Rc8
  9. 9.Ne2 Nf8
  10. 10.c4 a6
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.b3 Ng6
  13. 13.Bb2 Qe7
  14. 14.Ng3 O-O
  15. 15.Ne5 Qc7
  16. 16.Ng4 Nxg4
  17. 17.Qxg4 Rce8
  18. 18.Nf5 f6
  19. 19.Rf3 Re4
  20. 20.Raf1 d4
  21. 21.Rg3 Rf7
  22. 22.h4 Kf8
  23. 23.Qh5 Kg8
  24. 24.Qf3 Bxf4
  25. 25.Qxe4 Bxg3
  26. 26.exd4 cxd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 Be5
  28. 28.Bxe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.Qc4 Qc7
  30. 30.d4 h6
  31. 31.h5 Nf8
  32. 32.Re1 Kh7
  33. 33.Re8 Qxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Kg8
  35. 35.Ne7+ Kh7
  36. 36.d5 g6
  37. 37.hxg6+ Nxg6
  38. 38.d6 Ne5
  39. 39.Nd5 Kg6
  40. 40.c5 Nd7
  41. 41.Nf4+ Kg7
  42. 42.Rc8 f5
  43. 43.Rc7 Kf6
  44. 44.Kf2 Ne5
  45. 45.Ke3 Nc6
  46. 46.Kd3 Nd8
  47. 47.Kc4 Ke5
  48. 48.g3 b6
  49. 49.Re7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nd5+ Kg7
  51. 51.Nxb6 Kf6
  52. 52.Nd7+ Kg5
  53. 53.Kd5

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