Joseph Blackburne vs Isidor Gunsberg

DSB-05.Kongress · 1887 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 1-0
Event DSB-05.Kongress
Site Frankfurt
Round 18
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/p1rn2pp/Q2P1q2/2p2r2/P7/8/5P1P/4RK2 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.e3 b5
  6. 6.a4 Bb4
  7. 7.Ne5 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Nf6
  9. 9.Ba3 Bb7
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa5
  11. 11.Bb4 Qc7
  12. 12.Bxc4 bxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 Ba6
  14. 14.Nd6+ Kd8
  15. 15.c4 Ne8
  16. 16.Qd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Ne4 f5
  18. 18.Nc5 Qf7
  19. 19.Ba5+ Kc8
  20. 20.O-O Nd6
  21. 21.Qb4 Nb7
  22. 22.d5 exd5
  23. 23.Nxb7 Qxb7
  24. 24.Qc3 Qe7
  25. 25.cxd5 Bxf1
  26. 26.Kxf1 c5
  27. 27.g4 Nd7
  28. 28.gxf5 Rf8
  29. 29.Qd3 Rf6
  30. 30.e4 Rb8
  31. 31.Rd1 Ne5
  32. 32.d6 Qb7
  33. 33.Qc3 Qa6+
  34. 34.Kg2 Nd7
  35. 35.e5 Qb7+
  36. 36.Kf1 Qh1+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qe4+
  38. 38.Kf1 Qh1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qe4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Rxf5
  41. 41.e6 Qxe6
  42. 42.Bc7 Rb7
  43. 43.Qd3 Rxc7
  44. 44.Re1 Qf6
  45. 45.Qa6+

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