Joseph Blackburne vs Wilfried Paulsen

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Wilfried Paulsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 8
Date 1885.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/8/1RK1k3/8/1r6/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.Be2 Qc7
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nf6
  8. 8.Kh1 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Bc5
  10. 10.Qd3 O-O
  11. 11.f4 b5
  12. 12.f5 b4
  13. 13.Na4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bf3 Ba7
  15. 15.c4 Qe5
  16. 16.Bg5 Nxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Qxe4
  18. 18.Qg3 f6
  19. 19.Bd2 a5
  20. 20.b3 Bc6
  21. 21.Rae1 Qc2
  22. 22.Bh6 Qxg2+
  23. 23.Qxg2 Bxg2+
  24. 24.Kxg2 gxh6
  25. 25.fxe6 dxe6
  26. 26.Rxe6 Bd4
  27. 27.Rd1 Kf7
  28. 28.Rd6 Be5
  29. 29.Rd7+ Kg6
  30. 30.Nb6 Ra6
  31. 31.Nd5 Rf7
  32. 32.Ne7+ Kg5
  33. 33.h4+ Kg4
  34. 34.Rb7 Rd6
  35. 35.Nc6 Rxd1
  36. 36.Nxe5+ fxe5
  37. 37.Rxf7 Rd2+
  38. 38.Rf2 Rd3
  39. 39.Kf1 e4
  40. 40.Rf7 Rc3
  41. 41.Ke2 a4
  42. 42.bxa4 Rxc4
  43. 43.Ke3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kxe4 Ra3
  45. 45.Rg7+ Kxh4
  46. 46.Rxh7 Kg5
  47. 47.Rg7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Rg2 Rxa4
  49. 49.Rf2+ Ke6
  50. 50.Kd3 Kd5
  51. 51.Rf5+ Ke6
  52. 52.Rh5 Rxa2
  53. 53.Kc4 Rb2
  54. 54.Rxh6+ Ke5
  55. 55.Rb6 Ke4
  56. 56.Rxb4

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