Joseph Blackburne vs Isidor Gunsberg

Bradford m · 1887 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bradford m
Site Bradford
Round 6
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/p3kp2/1p2p1p1/3p4/1b1P1PP1/1P2P3/P2K4/1B6 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.Be2 Bg7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.b3 Nbd7
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bb2 e6
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 Re8
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Ne2 Qb6
  15. 15.Qd2 Bf8
  16. 16.Rxc8 Rxc8
  17. 17.Rc1 Rc6
  18. 18.Nf4 Bd6
  19. 19.Nd3 Bb8
  20. 20.g3 h5
  21. 21.Bg2 Qc7
  22. 22.f4 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Bxc1 Ne8
  24. 24.Ba3 Nd6
  25. 25.Bxd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.Qc3 Qc7
  27. 27.Qxc7 Bxc7
  28. 28.Kf2 Bd6
  29. 29.Ke2 Kf8
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 b6
  32. 32.Bf3 Ke7
  33. 33.Kd2 Nb8
  34. 34.Nf2 Nc6
  35. 35.Be2 Bb4+
  36. 36.Kd1 Ba3
  37. 37.Bd3 Nb4
  38. 38.Bb1 Na6
  39. 39.Nd3 Bd6
  40. 40.Kd2 Nb4
  41. 41.Nxb4 Bxb4+

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