Joseph Blackburne vs Wilfried Paulsen

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Wilfried Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 12
Date 1881.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4nk2/5R2/8/1p1NN3/1P6/2P5/6KP/3rb3 b - - 8 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.g3 a6
  4. 4.Bg2 Qc7
  5. 5.Nge2 b5
  6. 6.O-O Bb7
  7. 7.d3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nf4 g6
  10. 10.Re1 d6
  11. 11.Bh3 Nd4
  12. 12.Rc1 Qd8
  13. 13.Nb1 e5
  14. 14.Ng2 Bc8
  15. 15.Bxc8 Qxc8
  16. 16.Bg5 Bg7
  17. 17.c3 Ne6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.f4 exf4
  20. 20.gxf4 O-O
  21. 21.Qg4 Ng7
  22. 22.Qf3 Qe6
  23. 23.a3 Rad8
  24. 24.Ne3 Bh4
  25. 25.Re2 Kh8
  26. 26.Kh1 Rde8
  27. 27.Rg1 Bd8
  28. 28.Reg2 f5
  29. 29.Nd2 Rf7
  30. 30.Nd5 Ref8
  31. 31.Nf1 Nh5
  32. 32.Qh3 Re8
  33. 33.Nfe3 fxe4
  34. 34.Qxe6 Rxe6
  35. 35.f5 Re8
  36. 36.fxg6 hxg6
  37. 37.Rxg6 Rg7
  38. 38.dxe4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Rh6+ Rh7
  40. 40.Rxd6 Re8
  41. 41.Nf5 Rf8
  42. 42.Rgg6 Ng7
  43. 43.Nh6 Bh4
  44. 44.Rxa6 Ne8
  45. 45.Rg4 Rg7
  46. 46.Rxg7 Kxg7
  47. 47.Ng4 Rf1+
  48. 48.Kg2 Rb1
  49. 49.b4 cxb4
  50. 50.axb4 Be1
  51. 51.Re6 Kf7
  52. 52.Re7+ Kf8
  53. 53.Ne5 Rd1
  54. 54.Rf7+

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