Adolf Anderssen vs Louis Paulsen

Leipzig m · 1876 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig m
Site Leipzig
Round 3
Date 1876.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R5k1/3P4/2Br3p/8/8/4p3/8/4K3 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 b5
  5. 5.Bb3 Bb7
  6. 6.d3 g6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.a4 bxa4
  9. 9.Nxa4 d6
  10. 10.Nc3 Nge7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Nd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 exd4
  14. 14.Ne2 c5
  15. 15.Nd2 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Ne4 Qb6
  18. 18.Qd2 f5
  19. 19.Nf4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Ra5 Qa7
  22. 22.Nxd5 Kh8
  23. 23.f4 Rac8
  24. 24.Re1 Qb8
  25. 25.Re7 Bxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Qd6
  28. 28.Bb7 Rb8
  29. 29.Qe1 Bf8
  30. 30.Rd7 Qxf4
  31. 31.g3 Qe3+
  32. 32.Qxe3 dxe3
  33. 33.Kf1 g5
  34. 34.d4 f4
  35. 35.Ke2 a5
  36. 36.gxf4 gxf4
  37. 37.c4 a4
  38. 38.c5 Bh6
  39. 39.c6 f3+
  40. 40.Kxf3 Rf8+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rf2+
  42. 42.Ke1 Bf4
  43. 43.c7 Bxc7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Rxb2
  45. 45.Be4 Rxh2
  46. 46.d5 a3
  47. 47.Ra7 a2
  48. 48.d6 h6
  49. 49.d7 Rd2
  50. 50.Bc6 Kg8
  51. 51.Rxa2 Rd6
  52. 52.Ra8+

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