Joseph Blackburne vs Simon Alapin

Berlin · 1897 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Simon Alapin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Berlin
Site Berlin
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/8/P2K1k2/8/3bP3/8/8 b - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O Nge7
  6. 6.c3 Ba5
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 f6
  10. 10.Be3 Bb6
  11. 11.Nd2 Nxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 d5
  13. 13.Bb3 Kh8
  14. 14.Rc1 c6
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qh5 Qe8
  17. 17.Qxe8 Rxe8
  18. 18.Bxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.Nb3 Bd7
  20. 20.Nc5 Bc6
  21. 21.Rc2 Kg8
  22. 22.Rfc1 Kf7
  23. 23.b3 Re7
  24. 24.h3 Ke8
  25. 25.a4 a5
  26. 26.Kf1 Kf7
  27. 27.Rc3 Rd8
  28. 28.Bd2 Kg8
  29. 29.Re3 Rxe3
  30. 30.fxe3 Kf7
  31. 31.Ke2 Re8
  32. 32.Kf3 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc3 Ra8
  34. 34.Be1 Re8
  35. 35.Rc1 Ra8
  36. 36.Ke2 Re8
  37. 37.Kd3 Ra8
  38. 38.Bg3 Rc8
  39. 39.Kd2 Ra8
  40. 40.Bd6 Rc8
  41. 41.Rc3 Bd8
  42. 42.Nd3 Bd7
  43. 43.Nc5 Bc6
  44. 44.Nd3 Bd7
  45. 45.Rxc8 Bxc8
  46. 46.Nf4 Bf5
  47. 47.Nxd5 Be4
  48. 48.Nf4 g5
  49. 49.Nd3 Bxg2
  50. 50.Nf2 Ke6
  51. 51.Bg3 f5
  52. 52.Bh2 Kd5
  53. 53.Ke2 Kc6
  54. 54.Kd3 Bf1+
  55. 55.Kd2 Be7
  56. 56.Bg3 h5
  57. 57.Ke1 Bg2
  58. 58.Kd2 h4
  59. 59.Be5 Bd5
  60. 60.Kc2 Bd6
  61. 61.Bf6 Bg3
  62. 62.Nd3 g4
  63. 63.Bxh4 Bxh4
  64. 64.Ne5+ Kd6
  65. 65.hxg4 Bf6
  66. 66.gxf5 Bxe5
  67. 67.dxe5+ Kxe5
  68. 68.Kc3 Kxf5
  69. 69.b4 axb4+
  70. 70.Kxb4 Bf3
  71. 71.Kc5 Be2
  72. 72.Kd5 Bd3
  73. 73.a5

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