Joseph Blackburne vs Louis Paulsen

Vienna · 1882 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 10
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p5k1/3R4/3b1p2/P7/7B/3r1b2/6K1 w - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 g6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.e5 Ng4
  9. 9.exd6 Qxd6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bg7
  11. 11.Ne4 Qc7
  12. 12.h3 Ne5
  13. 13.Bf4 Nd3+
  14. 14.cxd3 Qxf4
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Rac1 Rb8
  17. 17.Rc2 Rb6
  18. 18.a3 Be5
  19. 19.g3 Qf5
  20. 20.g4 Qf4
  21. 21.Ng3 Qd4
  22. 22.Qf3 Rxb2
  23. 23.Ne2 Qb6
  24. 24.Rxb2 Qxb2
  25. 25.d4 Bd6
  26. 26.a4 Bb7
  27. 27.Qd3 Qb6
  28. 28.Rb1 Qc7
  29. 29.h4 Qd7
  30. 30.Qf3 Bc8
  31. 31.g5 Qh3
  32. 32.Qxh3 Bxh3
  33. 33.Rb3 Bc8
  34. 34.Nc3 Kg7
  35. 35.Ne4 Bc7
  36. 36.d5 cxd5
  37. 37.Bxd5 Rd8
  38. 38.Bc6 Bb6
  39. 39.Kg2 f5
  40. 40.gxf6+ exf6
  41. 41.h5 f5
  42. 42.Ng5 Rd2
  43. 43.Nh3 Rd6
  44. 44.Bf3 Rd2
  45. 45.hxg6 hxg6
  46. 46.Bc6 Kh6
  47. 47.Kg3 g5
  48. 48.Rc3 g4
  49. 49.Be8 Bb7
  50. 50.Bc6 Ba6
  51. 51.Bg2 gxh3
  52. 52.Rc6+ Kg7
  53. 53.Bxh3 Bb7
  54. 54.Re6 Bxf2+
  55. 55.Kh2 Bh4+
  56. 56.Kg1 Bd5
  57. 57.Rd6 Bf2+

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