Adolf Anderssen vs Wilfried Paulsen

Leipzig · 1877 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Wilfried Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig
Site Leipzig
Round 10
Date 1877.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C61)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/P7/1P4p1/6k1/R7/3P4/2P2P1p/7K b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Ne7
  6. 6.d3 c6
  7. 7.Ba4 d5
  8. 8.Nd2 g6
  9. 9.Re1 Bg7
  10. 10.exd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Qe2 Be6
  12. 12.Bb3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nf3 Nd5
  14. 14.Ne5 Qd6
  15. 15.Bxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Bf4 O-O
  17. 17.Qd2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Re2 Re7
  19. 19.Rae1 Rae8
  20. 20.Ng4 Qd7
  21. 21.Bg5 f6
  22. 22.Bxf6 Rf7
  23. 23.Bxg7 Bxg4
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Kxg7
  25. 25.h3 Bf5
  26. 26.Qb4 Qd5
  27. 27.R1e5 c5
  28. 28.Rxd5 cxb4
  29. 29.Rxd4 a5
  30. 30.g4 Bd7
  31. 31.Ra8 Bc6
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rf3
  33. 33.Rxb4 Rxh3
  34. 34.Kf1 Bf3
  35. 35.Ke1 Rh4
  36. 36.Ra7 Rh1+
  37. 37.Kd2 Rd1+
  38. 38.Ke3 Bc6
  39. 39.Rbxb7+ Bxb7
  40. 40.Rxb7+ Kh6
  41. 41.a4 Kg5
  42. 42.a5 Kxg4
  43. 43.Rb4+ Kg5
  44. 44.Ra4 Re1+
  45. 45.Kf3 h5
  46. 46.a6 Re8
  47. 47.a7 Ra8
  48. 48.b4 h4
  49. 49.b5 h3
  50. 50.b6 h2
  51. 51.Kg2 Rh8
  52. 52.Kh1

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