Johann Nepomuk Berger vs Siegbert Tarrasch

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Johann Nepomuk Berger
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 12
Date 1885.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B34)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

2k5/1p3pbp/2rp2p1/PR6/2r2P2/1R2BKPP/1P6/8 b - - 18 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 d6
  7. 7.Bc4 Ne5
  8. 8.Bb3 Nf6
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Qe2 a6
  11. 11.a4 Qa5
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.f4 Nc6
  14. 14.Qf2 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Qh5
  16. 16.Nde2 Na5
  17. 17.Ng3 Qh4
  18. 18.e5 Ne8
  19. 19.Nge4 Qxf2+
  20. 20.Rxf2 Nxb3
  21. 21.cxb3 Be6
  22. 22.exd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Nxd6 exd6
  24. 24.Nd5 Rfe8
  25. 25.Bb6 Rc6
  26. 26.a5 Kf8
  27. 27.b4 Bxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Re1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Ke8
  30. 30.Rfd2 Bh6
  31. 31.g3 Re4
  32. 32.b5 axb5
  33. 33.Rxb5 Kd7
  34. 34.Kg2 Bg7
  35. 35.Kf3 Rec4
  36. 36.Be3 Kc7
  37. 37.Rd3 Kc8
  38. 38.Rdb3 Rc7
  39. 39.Bb6 Re7
  40. 40.Be3 Rec7
  41. 41.Rd3 R7c6
  42. 42.Rdb3

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