Joseph Blackburne vs Berthold Englisch

Vienna · 1882 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Berthold Englisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 16
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

2n5/2r1kp2/R3p3/1pNp4/1P1P4/2PK1P2/8/8 w - - 14 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 Qb6
  7. 7.Qb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.Ne5 Qxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Nxe5
  11. 11.Bxe5 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Rfc1 Rfc8
  15. 15.b4 Ne8
  16. 16.Nb3 Bd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Nxd6
  18. 18.Nc5 Be8
  19. 19.Bd3 Kf8
  20. 20.Re1 g6
  21. 21.h4 Kg7
  22. 22.g3 Bc6
  23. 23.f3 Bb5
  24. 24.Bxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Kf2 b6
  26. 26.Nd3 Ra4
  27. 27.Rxa4 bxa4
  28. 28.Ra1 b5
  29. 29.Nc5 h5
  30. 30.Ke2 Nf5
  31. 31.Kf2 Nd6
  32. 32.Nd3 Rc7
  33. 33.Nc1 Rc8
  34. 34.Ra2 Rc7
  35. 35.Ke1 Kh6
  36. 36.Nd3 Nf5
  37. 37.Kf2 Nd6
  38. 38.Nc5 Rc8
  39. 39.Ke3 g5
  40. 40.hxg5+ Kxg5
  41. 41.Kf2 Rc7
  42. 42.Ra1 Nc4
  43. 43.b3 axb3
  44. 44.Nxb3 h4
  45. 45.gxh4+ Kxh4
  46. 46.Nc5 Kg5
  47. 47.Ra8 Kf6
  48. 48.Ke2 Ke7
  49. 49.Kd3 Nd6
  50. 50.Ra5 Kf6
  51. 51.Ra8 Ke7
  52. 52.Ra6 Nc8

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