Joseph Blackburne vs Nicholas MacLeod

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Nicholas MacLeod
Result 1-0
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 16
Date 1889.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C31)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k1n2r1/2R5/1RP3q1/p1nPBp1p/8/3Q1B2/P1P3PP/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.Be2 exf4
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 g5
  10. 10.Nxg5 Qxg5
  11. 11.Bxg4 f5
  12. 12.Bh5+ Kd7
  13. 13.Bxf4 Qf6
  14. 14.Be5 Qe6
  15. 15.Bxh8 Nge7
  16. 16.Be5 Rg8
  17. 17.Bf3 Nd8
  18. 18.Re1 Qf7
  19. 19.Rb1 Nd5
  20. 20.Qd3 Kc8
  21. 21.c4 Nb6
  22. 22.d5 h5
  23. 23.c5 Nd7
  24. 24.Bd4 Nb8
  25. 25.c6 b6
  26. 26.Qa3 a5
  27. 27.Re7 Qg6
  28. 28.Be5 Na6
  29. 29.Qd3 Nc5
  30. 30.Rxc7+ Kb8
  31. 31.Rxb6+

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