Joseph Blackburne vs Simon Alapin

Ostende · 1905 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Simon Alapin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 3
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 36
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

4b3/4b2p/4k1p1/3p1pP1/1ppP1P2/4K2P/PP6/2NB4 w - - 8 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 Bg4
  9. 9.Kh1 Ne7
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Qd2 c6
  12. 12.Nh4 Ng6
  13. 13.Nxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.f4 Qc7
  15. 15.h3 Bd7
  16. 16.Ne2 Rae8
  17. 17.Rf3 Re7
  18. 18.g4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Ng3 b6
  20. 20.Rg1 c5
  21. 21.c3 c4
  22. 22.Bf1 b5
  23. 23.Rg2 a5
  24. 24.Re2 Rxe2
  25. 25.Nxe2 f5
  26. 26.g5 Bc6
  27. 27.Re3 Rxe3
  28. 28.Qxe3 Qe7
  29. 29.Qxe7 Bxe7
  30. 30.Kg2 Kf7
  31. 31.Kf2 b4
  32. 32.cxb4 axb4
  33. 33.Nc1 Ke6
  34. 34.Be2 Bf8
  35. 35.Ke3 Be7
  36. 36.Bd1 Be8

More Joseph Blackburne Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Joseph Blackburne games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.