Adolf Anderssen vs Karl Pitschel

Vienna · 1873 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Karl Pitschel
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/7p/4k1pN/6P1/5P2/1r4PK/8 b - - 3 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nf6
  7. 7.h3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.a3 d5
  10. 10.Nc3 a6
  11. 11.Ne2 Bd6
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Be6
  14. 14.Qd2 Be7
  15. 15.Qe3 Nh7
  16. 16.Nf4 Qd7
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Rae1 Rae8
  19. 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  20. 20.Qd3+ Kg8
  21. 21.Nxd5 Qd6
  22. 22.Ne3 Rd8
  23. 23.Rd1 b5
  24. 24.Qc3 Ne7
  25. 25.Ne5 f6
  26. 26.N5g4 f5
  27. 27.Ne5 f4
  28. 28.N3g4 Bxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Rf6
  30. 30.Rfe1 Re6
  31. 31.Qf3 Nd5
  32. 32.a4 Rde8
  33. 33.axb5 axb5
  34. 34.c3 c6
  35. 35.Ra1 Rf8
  36. 36.Ra6 Ne7
  37. 37.Rea1 b4
  38. 38.Ra7 bxc3
  39. 39.bxc3 Ng6
  40. 40.Nd7 Rfe8
  41. 41.Kf1 R6e7
  42. 42.Nc5 Qf6
  43. 43.Rxe7 Rxe7
  44. 44.Ra8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Rc8 Qh4
  46. 46.Qh3 Qf6
  47. 47.Qh5 Qf7
  48. 48.Rxc6 Qe8
  49. 49.Qxg6+ Qxg6
  50. 50.Rxg6 Kxg6
  51. 51.Nd3 Kf7
  52. 52.Nxf4 Rc7
  53. 53.Ne2 Ke6
  54. 54.Ke1 Kd5
  55. 55.Kd2 Rf7
  56. 56.f3 Kc4
  57. 57.Nc1 Ra7
  58. 58.Kc2 Ra3
  59. 59.Ne2 Ra2+
  60. 60.Kd1 Rb2
  61. 61.Ke1 Kd3
  62. 62.Nf4+ Kxc3
  63. 63.Kf1 Kxd4
  64. 64.Kg1 g5
  65. 65.Nh5 Ke5
  66. 66.Kh2

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