Joseph Blackburne vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Hastings · 1895 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/Q7/8/1p6/k7/8/1q6/3K4 b - - 13 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Bc4 d5
  4. 4.Bxd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.dxc3 c6
  9. 9.Bc4 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Nd7
  12. 12.Rd4 Ndf6
  13. 13.Re1 Bf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Be5 c5
  16. 16.Ra4 Bg6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  19. 19.b4 cxb4
  20. 20.Bxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.cxb4 Nd6
  22. 22.Nd2 a6
  23. 23.Ra3 Rc8
  24. 24.Rd3 Rc6
  25. 25.Kf1 Kf8
  26. 26.Ke1 Ke7
  27. 27.Kd1 f5
  28. 28.c3 g5
  29. 29.Kc2 g4
  30. 30.g3 g5
  31. 31.a4 Ke6
  32. 32.Nb3 Ke5
  33. 33.Re3+ Ne4
  34. 34.Nd2 Rh6
  35. 35.Re2 Kd5
  36. 36.Nxe4 fxe4
  37. 37.Rd2+ Ke5
  38. 38.Re2 a5
  39. 39.b5 Rf6
  40. 40.Kb3 Rf3
  41. 41.Kc2 e3
  42. 42.Kd3 Kd5
  43. 43.Rxe3 Rxe3+
  44. 44.Kxe3 Kc4
  45. 45.Ke4 Kb3
  46. 46.Kf5 Kxa4
  47. 47.Kxg4 Kb3
  48. 48.h4 gxh4
  49. 49.gxh4 a4
  50. 50.h5 a3
  51. 51.h6 a2
  52. 52.h7 a1=Q
  53. 53.h8=Q Qxc3
  54. 54.Qe8 Qc7
  55. 55.Kf3 Kb4
  56. 56.Qe4+ Kxb5
  57. 57.Qb1+ Ka6
  58. 58.Qa2+ Qa5
  59. 59.Qe6+ Qb6
  60. 60.Qa2+ Kb5
  61. 61.Qb3+ Kc6
  62. 62.Qe6+ Kc7
  63. 63.Qe7+ Kb8
  64. 64.Ke2 Ka7
  65. 65.Kd1 Qb1+
  66. 66.Kd2 Qb2+
  67. 67.Kd1 Ka6
  68. 68.Qd6+ b6
  69. 69.Qd5 b5
  70. 70.Qa8+ Kb6
  71. 71.Qd8+ Kc5
  72. 72.Qe7+ Kc4
  73. 73.Qe6+ Kb4
  74. 74.Qd6+ Ka5
  75. 75.Qc7+ Ka4
  76. 76.Qa7+

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