Joseph Blackburne vs James Mason

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · French Defense · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black James Mason
Result 0-1
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 1
Date 1881.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/1p6/1P6/2k1K3/8/8 w - - 2 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Ne2 Qc7
  9. 9.Ng3 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Rfe8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Bg4
  13. 13.Nf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.Bxf5 Ne4
  15. 15.Qd3 g6
  16. 16.Bh3 Ndf6
  17. 17.g3 Nh5
  18. 18.Nd2 f5
  19. 19.Nxe4 fxe4
  20. 20.Qb3 Qb6
  21. 21.c4 Qxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Ng7
  23. 23.Bd2 Bc7
  24. 24.Rec1 Bb6
  25. 25.Be3 Nf5
  26. 26.Bxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Rc2 Kf7
  28. 28.Rd1 Ke6
  29. 29.Kf1 Rg8
  30. 30.Ke2 Rac8
  31. 31.Bf4 Rge8
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.Bg5 Rg8
  34. 34.Ke3 Rcf8
  35. 35.Ra1 a6
  36. 36.Bf4 Rf7
  37. 37.Ra4 Rc8
  38. 38.Be5 Re8
  39. 39.Ra1 Rg8
  40. 40.Rac1 Rd7
  41. 41.cxd5+ Rxd5
  42. 42.Rxc6+ bxc6
  43. 43.Rxc6+ Ke7
  44. 44.Rxb6 Rb5
  45. 45.Rxb5 axb5
  46. 46.d5 Rd8
  47. 47.Kf4 Rxd5
  48. 48.Kxf5 Rd2
  49. 49.Kxe4 Rxf2
  50. 50.Bd4 Rf1
  51. 51.b4 Ke6
  52. 52.Bc3 Rf2
  53. 53.Be5 Rf8
  54. 54.Bc3 Rc8
  55. 55.Kf4 Rg8
  56. 56.Bd2 Rg4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Rc4
  58. 58.Bc3 Kf5
  59. 59.Bd2 Rd4
  60. 60.Be1 Rd3+
  61. 61.Ke2 Ke4
  62. 62.Kf2 Rd1
  63. 63.Bc3 Rc1
  64. 64.g4 hxg4
  65. 65.Kg2 Rd1
  66. 66.h5 Rd3
  67. 67.h6 Rh3
  68. 68.Bg7 Kf5
  69. 69.Kf2 Kg6
  70. 70.Kg2 Rxh6
  71. 71.Bxh6 Kxh6
  72. 72.Kg3 Kg5
  73. 73.Kg2 Kf4
  74. 74.Kf2 Ke4
  75. 75.Kg3 Kd3
  76. 76.Kxg4 Kc2
  77. 77.Kf4 Kxb2
  78. 78.Ke3 Kc3

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