Joseph Blackburne vs Nicholas MacLeod

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Danish Gambit · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Nicholas MacLeod
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Danish Gambit (C21)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1q6/8/P7/K1k5/8/8/8/8 w - - 7 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.c3 dxc3
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 cxb2
  6. 6.Bxb2 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nbd2 d6
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.Qb3 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Bxd2
  11. 11.Ba3 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Ng8
  13. 13.Rfe1+ Bxe1
  14. 14.Rxe1+ Ne7
  15. 15.Bb5+ Nd7
  16. 16.Kh1 O-O
  17. 17.Rxe7 Nb6
  18. 18.Re5 Qf6
  19. 19.Qe3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bb2 Nxd5
  21. 21.Qe4 Qg6
  22. 22.Qd4 Rd8
  23. 23.Bd3 Nf4
  24. 24.Qxf4 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rg5 Rxf3
  26. 26.Qe5 f6
  27. 27.Qd5+ Qf7
  28. 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  29. 29.Qxf3 Re8
  30. 30.h4 Qg6
  31. 31.Kh2 Re1
  32. 32.Qc3 Qg1+
  33. 33.Kh3 Qh1+
  34. 34.Kg3 Rg1+
  35. 35.Kf4 Qxh4+
  36. 36.Ke3 Qh3+
  37. 37.f3 Qe6+
  38. 38.Kd3 Qd5+
  39. 39.Ke3 Qe5+
  40. 40.Qxe5 Re1+
  41. 41.Kf4 Rxe5
  42. 42.Bxe5 fxe5+
  43. 43.Kxe5 Kf7
  44. 44.a4 b6
  45. 45.Kd5 h5
  46. 46.Kc6 h4
  47. 47.Kxc7 h3
  48. 48.Kb7 h2
  49. 49.Kxa7 h1=Q
  50. 50.Kxb6 Qxf3
  51. 51.a5 Qa8
  52. 52.a6 Ke7
  53. 53.Ka5 Kd6
  54. 54.Kb6 Qb8+
  55. 55.Ka5 Kc5

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