Joseph Blackburne vs Aron Nimzowitsch

The Game

White	Joseph Blackburne
Black	Aron Nimzowitsch
Result	1-0
Event	St Petersburg prel
Site	St Petersburg
Date	1914.00.00
Opening	Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b4b1k/8/8/2p2P1q/1pPp2R1/3P2Q1/1P5P/6K1 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e3 d6
2. 2.f4 e5
3. 3.fxe5 dxe5
4. 4.Nc3 Bd6
5. 5.e4 Be6
6. 6.Nf3 f6
7. 7.d3 Ne7
8. 8.Be3 c5
9. 9.Qd2 Nbc6
10. 10.Be2 Nd4
11. 11.O-O O-O
12. 12.Nd1 Nec6
13. 13.c3 Nxe2+
14. 14.Qxe2 Re8
15. 15.Nh4 Bf8
16. 16.Nf5 Kh8
17. 17.g4 Qd7
18. 18.Nf2 a5
19. 19.a3 b5
20. 20.Rad1 Rab8
21. 21.Rd2 b4
22. 22.axb4 axb4
23. 23.c4 Ra8
24. 24.Qf3 Ra2
25. 25.g5 g6
26. 26.Ng4 gxf5
27. 27.Nxf6 Nd4
28. 28.Qf2 Qc6
29. 29.Nxe8 Qxe8
30. 30.Bxd4 exd4
31. 31.exf5 Bd7
32. 32.Re1 Qf7
33. 33.Qh4 Ra8
34. 34.Rf2 Bc6
35. 35.Qg4 Re8
36. 36.Rxe8 Qxe8
37. 37.Re2 Qd7
38. 38.Re6 Ba8
39. 39.g6 hxg6
40. 40.Rxg6 Qh7
41. 41.Qg3 Qh5
42. 42.Rg4

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