Adolf Anderssen vs Howard Staunton

The Game

White	Adolf Anderssen
Black	Howard Staunton
Result	1-0
Event	London
Site	London
Round	5
Date	1851.00.00
Opening	French Defense (C00)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3bQ3/3Pkr2/1p6/4P2p/7P/P5PK/8 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 g6
3. 3.Bd3 Bg7
4. 4.Be3 c5
5. 5.c3 cxd4
6. 6.cxd4 Qb6
7. 7.Ne2 Qxb2
8. 8.Nbc3 Qb6
9. 9.Rc1 Na6
10. 10.Nb5 Bf8
11. 11.O-O d6
12. 12.d5 Qa5
13. 13.Bd4 e5
14. 14.Bc3 Qd8
15. 15.f4 f6
16. 16.fxe5 fxe5
17. 17.Qa4 Bd7
18. 18.Bb4 Nh6
19. 19.Kh1 Nf7
20. 20.Qa3 Nc5
21. 21.Nxd6+ Bxd6
22. 22.Bxc5 Bxc5
23. 23.Qxc5 Qe7
24. 24.Qc7 Nd6
25. 25.Qa5 h5
26. 26.Rc7 Rf8
27. 27.Rfc1 a6
28. 28.Nd4 Rc8
29. 29.Ne6 Rxc7
30. 30.Rxc7 Rf7
31. 31.Qb6 Rf6
32. 32.h3 g5
33. 33.Qb2 Nb5
34. 34.Bxb5 axb5
35. 35.Qxe5 h4
36. 36.Rxb7 Rf1+
37. 37.Kh2 Qf6
38. 38.Rb8+ Ke7
39. 39.d6+ Kf7
40. 40.Rf8+ Kg6
41. 41.Rxf6+ Rxf6
42. 42.Qxg5+ Kf7
43. 43.Qg7+ Kxe6
44. 44.Qe7#

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