Adolf Anderssen vs Paul Morphy

Paris m1 · 1858 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Paul Morphy
Result 0-1
Event Paris m1
Site Paris
Round 4
Date 1858.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6R1/1k1b2pp/1p6/6rK/2p3PP/8/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bb6
  13. 13.Nc3 Ndb4
  14. 14.Bb1 Be6
  15. 15.a3 Nd5
  16. 16.Be3 Nf6
  17. 17.Qd2 Re8
  18. 18.Rd1 Bd5
  19. 19.Ne5 Qd6
  20. 20.Qc2 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.Nxd5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  24. 24.Qh7+ Kf8
  25. 25.Be4 Rad8
  26. 26.Kh1 Bxb2
  27. 27.Rab1 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Rxd1 Qxf2
  29. 29.Qh8+ Ke7
  30. 30.Qh7 Be5
  31. 31.Bf3 Qg3
  32. 32.Kg1 Qg6
  33. 33.Qxg6 fxg6
  34. 34.Bb7 Rb8
  35. 35.Bxa6 c6
  36. 36.Kf2 Bd6
  37. 37.Rd3 Kd7
  38. 38.Ke2 Ra8
  39. 39.Bb7 Rxa3
  40. 40.Bc8+ Kc7
  41. 41.Rd1 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Bc5
  43. 43.Be6 Rf2+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rf6
  45. 45.Rd7+ Kb6
  46. 46.Bg4 Bd6+
  47. 47.Kh4 c5
  48. 48.Bf3 c4
  49. 49.Rxg7 Rf4+
  50. 50.Bg4 c3
  51. 51.g3 Rxg4+

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