Joseph Blackburne vs Johann Nepomuk Berger

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · King's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Johann Nepomuk Berger
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 4
Date 1885.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

1R6/r2k3p/8/3Kb3/1B6/p7/8/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.Qa4 f6
  5. 5.Bb5 Ne7
  6. 6.d3 Be6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 Qd7
  12. 12.Ng3 Rfd8
  13. 13.Be3 d4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Qxd7 Nxf3+
  16. 16.gxf3 Rxd7
  17. 17.Kh1 Rxd3
  18. 18.Rg1 Kf7
  19. 19.Ne2 g5
  20. 20.Rac1 Rc8
  21. 21.b3 c5
  22. 22.Rc2 b5
  23. 23.Nc1 Rd7
  24. 24.Kg2 c4
  25. 25.Ne2 Rdc7
  26. 26.bxc4 Rxc4
  27. 27.Rxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.h4 Rc2
  29. 29.Nc1 Bxa2
  30. 30.hxg5 Bc4
  31. 31.gxf6 Kxf6
  32. 32.Rh1 Ba3
  33. 33.f4 exf4
  34. 34.Bxf4 a5
  35. 35.Kf3 a4
  36. 36.e5+ Kg7
  37. 37.Ke4 Rxf2
  38. 38.Bh6+ Kg6
  39. 39.Be3 Rg2
  40. 40.Rh6+ Kg7
  41. 41.Ra6 Rc2
  42. 42.Nd3 Bxd3+
  43. 43.Kxd3 Rc7
  44. 44.Bh6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rf6+ Ke8
  46. 46.Rb6 b4
  47. 47.Rb8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Bf8 Ra7
  49. 49.Ke4 Bb2
  50. 50.Bxb4 a3
  51. 51.Kd5 Bxe5

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