Joseph Blackburne vs Simon Alapin

Monte Carlo+ · 1901 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Simon Alapin
Result 0-1
Event Monte Carlo+
Site Monte Carlo
Round 13
Date 1901.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2k5/1p6/2p1N1p1/1n1rK3/1R6/8 w - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 b6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 Bd6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.Rc1 Qe7
  9. 9.Bxd6 Qxd6
  10. 10.Qg5 g6
  11. 11.g3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bg2 f6
  13. 13.Qf4 Qxf4
  14. 14.gxf4 Ne7
  15. 15.O-O Kf7
  16. 16.Nd2 Rab8
  17. 17.b4 Rhc8
  18. 18.Na4 Ke8
  19. 19.Rc3 Nc6
  20. 20.e4 dxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Nxb4
  22. 22.Re1 Kf8
  23. 23.Rh3 Kg8
  24. 24.f5 Re8
  25. 25.fxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Ree3 Kg7
  27. 27.Nac3 Nc2
  28. 28.Re2 Nxd4
  29. 29.Rd2 c5
  30. 30.f4 Re7
  31. 31.Nd6 Re1+
  32. 32.Kf2 Bxg2
  33. 33.Kxg2 f5
  34. 34.Nd5 Re6
  35. 35.Nf7 Nf6
  36. 36.Nxf6 Kxf6
  37. 37.Ne5 Rb7
  38. 38.Rg3 g5
  39. 39.Nd3 Rg7
  40. 40.Kf1 gxf4
  41. 41.Nxf4 Rxg3
  42. 42.hxg3 Rc6
  43. 43.a4 b5
  44. 44.axb5 axb5
  45. 45.Nd3 Ne6
  46. 46.Rc2 c4
  47. 47.Nb4 Rd6
  48. 48.Rb2 Nd4
  49. 49.Na2 Ke5
  50. 50.Kf2 Kd5
  51. 51.g4 fxg4
  52. 52.Nc3+ Kc6
  53. 53.Ke3 Nb3
  54. 54.Ne4 Rd3+

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