Adolf Anderssen vs Louis Paulsen

Krefeld MT playoff-1pl · 1871 · French Defense · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 0-1
Event Krefeld MT playoff-1pl
Site Krefeld
Date 1871.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2k5/8/3p1Pp1/B2P2P1/1p6/7K/3b4 w - - 4 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O c4
  8. 8.Be2 Bb4
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.b3 cxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Ne4
  12. 12.Nb5 Nxd2
  13. 13.Nxd2 a6
  14. 14.Nf3 Bg4
  15. 15.c3 Ba5
  16. 16.b4 Bxb4
  17. 17.cxb4 axb5
  18. 18.Rxa8 Qxa8
  19. 19.Bxb5 Nxb4
  20. 20.Qb3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Qxb4 Be4
  22. 22.f3 Bf5
  23. 23.Qc5 Qa5
  24. 24.Rc1 Be6
  25. 25.Bd3 Qd2
  26. 26.Qc3 Qg5
  27. 27.g3 g6
  28. 28.f4 Qh5
  29. 29.Qe1 Re8
  30. 30.Qe5 Qf3
  31. 31.Qe2 Qxe2
  32. 32.Bxe2 Bd7
  33. 33.Bf3 Bc6
  34. 34.Rc5 Rd8
  35. 35.Kf2 f6
  36. 36.h4 h6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kf7
  38. 38.f5 g5
  39. 39.hxg5 fxg5
  40. 40.g4 Kf6
  41. 41.Rc1 Re8+
  42. 42.Kd3 h5
  43. 43.Rh1 h4
  44. 44.Ra1 Ke7
  45. 45.Kd2 Kd6
  46. 46.Ra3 Bb5
  47. 47.Rb3 Bc6
  48. 48.Ra3 h3
  49. 49.Bh1 Rh8
  50. 50.Ke3 b5
  51. 51.Kf2 h2
  52. 52.Kg3 b4
  53. 53.Rb3 Rb8
  54. 54.Kxh2 Ba4
  55. 55.Rh3 Rd8
  56. 56.Bg2 Bc2
  57. 57.Bf1 b3
  58. 58.Rh6+ Kc7
  59. 59.Rh7+ Rd7
  60. 60.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  61. 61.Bb5+ Kc7
  62. 62.Ba4 Bd1

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