Joseph Blackburne vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

London · 1899 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 75 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London
Site London
Round 24
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 75
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3k4/2p5/8/2K5/8 b - - 5 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bxd4
  10. 10.c3 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 d6
  12. 12.Qd2 Re8
  13. 13.Bd1 Bf5
  14. 14.a4 c6
  15. 15.dxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.b4 d5
  17. 17.a5 Bc7
  18. 18.g4 Bc8
  19. 19.Bg5 f6
  20. 20.Bh4 Rf8
  21. 21.f3 Qe8
  22. 22.Bc2 f5
  23. 23.Qg2 Qg6
  24. 24.h3 Ba6
  25. 25.Rfd1 fxg4
  26. 26.fxg4 Rf7
  27. 27.Bf2 Raf8
  28. 28.Bc5 Bd6
  29. 29.Bxd6 Qxd6
  30. 30.Rf1 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Rxf1 Rxf1+
  32. 32.Qxf1 e4
  33. 33.Kg2 Qe5
  34. 34.Qe1 h5
  35. 35.dxe4 hxg4
  36. 36.Qg3 gxh3+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qe8
  38. 38.e5 Qh5
  39. 39.Qe3 Qg4
  40. 40.Qf2 Bc8
  41. 41.Bd3 Qg5
  42. 42.Qg3 Qxg3+
  43. 43.Kxg3 Kf7
  44. 44.Bc2 g5
  45. 45.Ba4 Bd7
  46. 46.Bc2 Ke6
  47. 47.Kxh3 Kxe5+
  48. 48.Kg3 d4
  49. 49.c4 Bf5
  50. 50.Bxf5 Kxf5
  51. 51.b5 d3
  52. 52.Kf2 g4
  53. 53.b6 axb6
  54. 54.axb6 g3+
  55. 55.Kxg3 d2
  56. 56.b7 d1=Q
  57. 57.b8=Q Qd3+
  58. 58.Kf2 Qxc4
  59. 59.Qf8+ Ke5
  60. 60.Qe7+ Kd5
  61. 61.Qg5+ Kd6
  62. 62.Ke1 c5
  63. 63.Qf6+ Kd5
  64. 64.Qf3+ Kd4
  65. 65.Kd2 Qa2+
  66. 66.Kc1 Qe6
  67. 67.Qf2+ Kd5
  68. 68.Qa2+ c4
  69. 69.Qa5+ Kd4
  70. 70.Qd2+ Ke5
  71. 71.Qe3+ Kd5
  72. 72.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  73. 73.Kc2 Ke5
  74. 74.Kc3 Kd5
  75. 75.Kc2

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