Joseph Blackburne vs Johannes Metger

DSB-06.Kongress · 1889 · English Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Johannes Metger
Result 1-0
Event DSB-06.Kongress
Site Breslau
Round 1
Date 1889.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q6/p4knp/1p4p1/2p1N3/1P5K/5qP1/P2r3P/2R5 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nh6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.Nh4 Bd7
  9. 9.Bd2 Qc8
  10. 10.Qc1 Nf5
  11. 11.Nxf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.Bh6 Bh3
  13. 13.Qf4 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Nd4
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd7
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Qd2 Qc6
  18. 18.f3 e6
  19. 19.Nc3 d5
  20. 20.e3 Nf5
  21. 21.cxd5 exd5
  22. 22.e4 dxe4
  23. 23.dxe4 Nd4
  24. 24.Rac1 Ne6
  25. 25.Nd5 f6
  26. 26.Rfd1 Rad8
  27. 27.Qa5 Ra8
  28. 28.Qc3 b6
  29. 29.Ne3 Rad8
  30. 30.Rd5 Nc7
  31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
  32. 32.b4 Qb5
  33. 33.Ng4 Ne8
  34. 34.e5 Qe2+
  35. 35.Kh3 Rd2
  36. 36.exf6+ Kf8
  37. 37.f7 Ng7
  38. 38.Qe5 Qg2+
  39. 39.Kh4 Qxf3
  40. 40.Qb8+ Kxf7
  41. 41.Ne5+

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