Adolf Anderssen vs Louis Paulsen

Vienna · 1873 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 2
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5P2/6P1/1b6/5K2/2k5/2P5/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
  7. 7.Bg5 Nf6
  8. 8.Nc3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O
  10. 10.Rhe1 Re8
  11. 11.Kb1 Bd7
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.e5 Be7
  14. 14.Nd5 Bf8
  15. 15.exd6 cxd6
  16. 16.Rxe8 Bxe8
  17. 17.Nd2 Bc6
  18. 18.Ne4 f5
  19. 19.Nec3 Qd7
  20. 20.a3 Qf7
  21. 21.h3 a6
  22. 22.g4 Re8
  23. 23.f4 Re6
  24. 24.g5 b5
  25. 25.h4 Re8
  26. 26.Qd3 Rb8
  27. 27.h5 a5
  28. 28.b4 axb4
  29. 29.axb4 Qxh5
  30. 30.Qxf5 Qf7
  31. 31.Qd3 Bd7
  32. 32.Ne4 Qf5
  33. 33.Rh1 Re8
  34. 34.Nef6+ gxf6
  35. 35.Nxf6+ Kf7
  36. 36.Rxh7+ Bg7
  37. 37.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  38. 38.Nxe8+ Kf8
  39. 39.Qxf5+ Bxf5
  40. 40.Nxd6 Bd7
  41. 41.Ne4 Kg7
  42. 42.Ng3 Kf7
  43. 43.f5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kc1 Kd6
  45. 45.g6 Be8
  46. 46.Kd2 Kd5
  47. 47.Kd3 Ke5
  48. 48.Ke3 Kd5
  49. 49.Kf4 Kc4
  50. 50.Ne4 Kxb4
  51. 51.Nd6 Bc6
  52. 52.f6 Kc3
  53. 53.Nxb5+ Bxb5
  54. 54.f7

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