Joseph Blackburne vs Johann Nepomuk Berger

DSB-05.Kongress · 1887 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Johann Nepomuk Berger
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-05.Kongress
Site Frankfurt
Round 13
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

5k2/6p1/1p2P1Kp/p1bBP3/P5P1/1P6/8/8 w - - 5 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nh5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 c5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 cxd4
  15. 15.Rxd4 Bf6
  16. 16.Rd2 Qe7
  17. 17.Ne4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Ba6 Nc5
  19. 19.Rdc2 Nxe4
  20. 20.fxe4 Qb4
  21. 21.f3 h6
  22. 22.a3 Qa5
  23. 23.f4 Rab8
  24. 24.e5 Be7
  25. 25.Bd3 Rb7
  26. 26.Rc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rxc7 Bf8
  28. 28.Rc3 Qd5
  29. 29.Bc2 Qd2
  30. 30.Kf2 Qxe2+
  31. 31.Kxe2 a5
  32. 32.Rc7 Bc5
  33. 33.Bb3 Kf8
  34. 34.f5 Re8
  35. 35.Ba4 Rd8
  36. 36.Bb3 Re8
  37. 37.g4 Re7
  38. 38.Rc8+ Re8
  39. 39.Rc7 Re7
  40. 40.Rc8+ Re8
  41. 41.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  42. 42.fxe6 fxe6
  43. 43.Bxe6 Ke7
  44. 44.Bd5 Kd7
  45. 45.Kd3 Ke7
  46. 46.Ke4 Kd7
  47. 47.a4 Ke7
  48. 48.b3 Bb4
  49. 49.Bc4 Bc5
  50. 50.Kf4 Bb4
  51. 51.Kf5 Bc5
  52. 52.e4 Bb4
  53. 53.e6 Bc3
  54. 54.e5 Bb4
  55. 55.Kg6 Kf8
  56. 56.Bd5 Bc5

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