John Washington Baird vs Joseph Blackburne

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White John Washington Baird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 36
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4p1p/1p4n1/8/2Kq4/8/PP6/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.d4 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nd7
  9. 9.h3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Qxf3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Qe2 O-O
  12. 12.f4 e6
  13. 13.g4 Rad8
  14. 14.Qf2 Nb6
  15. 15.Bd2 Nbd5
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc7
  17. 17.Ne2 Nd7
  18. 18.Ng3 c5
  19. 19.c3 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Nb8
  21. 21.Rc1 Nc6
  22. 22.Bc3 Qb6
  23. 23.Ne2 Rd7
  24. 24.Rfd1 Rfd8
  25. 25.f5 exf5
  26. 26.gxf5 Bh6
  27. 27.Qh4 Bxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Ne5
  29. 29.Be4 gxf5
  30. 30.Qg3+ Ng6
  31. 31.Bxf5 Re7
  32. 32.Qf2 Qf6
  33. 33.Ng3 Re3
  34. 34.Ne4 Rxe4
  35. 35.Bxe4 Qg5+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qxc1
  37. 37.Bd2 Qc7+
  38. 38.Kh1 Ndf4
  39. 39.h4 Nh5
  40. 40.Be1 Qe7
  41. 41.Bf3 Rxd4
  42. 42.Qxd4 Qxe1+
  43. 43.Qg1 Qxh4+
  44. 44.Qh2 Qe1+
  45. 45.Qg1 Ng3+
  46. 46.Kh2 Nf1+
  47. 47.Kg2 Qg3+
  48. 48.Kxf1 Qxf3+
  49. 49.Ke1 b6
  50. 50.Qd4 Qh1+
  51. 51.Kd2 Qh2+
  52. 52.Kc3 Qe5
  53. 53.Kc4 Qxd4+

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