Joseph Blackburne vs Walter John

Ostende-B · 1907 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Walter John
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende-B
Site Ostende
Round 17
Date 1907.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/p5pp/1p1b4/2p2p2/P1PPr1n1/3RP1PP/5B2/3R1NK1 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bd6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.b3 O-O
  6. 6.Bb2 c6
  7. 7.Be2 Qe7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.d4 dxc4
  10. 10.bxc4 e5
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Qb3 e4
  13. 13.Nd2 Nf8
  14. 14.Nf1 Ng6
  15. 15.Qd1 Bf5
  16. 16.f4 exf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Qxe4
  20. 20.Qf3 Qc2
  21. 21.Qe2 Qxe2
  22. 22.Rxe2 Nf4
  23. 23.Rd2 Nh5
  24. 24.a4 Nf6
  25. 25.Ba3 Bc7
  26. 26.Rb2 b6
  27. 27.Bb4 c5
  28. 28.Be1 Rad8
  29. 29.Rd2 Re4
  30. 30.Rad1 Ng4
  31. 31.Rd3 Rde8
  32. 32.Bf2 f5
  33. 33.g3 Bd6
  34. 34.h3

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