Joseph Blackburne vs Ossip Bernstein

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Ossip Bernstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/1r3p2/p1prn1pp/1p2p3/4P3/3PKPP1/PP2N2P/2RR4 w - - 9 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf1 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 d5
  11. 11.Qe2 Qd6
  12. 12.Bg3 b5
  13. 13.Bb3 d4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Ne3 Nd7
  17. 17.O-O Nc5
  18. 18.Bd5 Rb8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Bb7
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
  21. 21.f3 Rd8
  22. 22.Bf2 Qd6
  23. 23.Nd5 c6
  24. 24.Rac1 Ne6
  25. 25.Nc3 Bf8
  26. 26.Rc2 Be7
  27. 27.Be3 Bg5
  28. 28.g3 Bxe3+
  29. 29.Qxe3 Qd4
  30. 30.Kf2 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Kxe3 Nd4
  32. 32.Rcc1 Rd6
  33. 33.Ne2 Ne6
  34. 34.Nc3 Nd4
  35. 35.Ne2 Ne6

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