Joseph Blackburne vs Samuel Rosenthal

Baden-Baden · 1870 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Samuel Rosenthal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Baden-Baden
Site Baden-Baden
Round 7
Date 1870.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

7R/kp6/3PK1p1/p4p2/8/4rP1P/8/8 w - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Bd6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 Qe7
  10. 10.Nc3 c5
  11. 11.Bg5 c6
  12. 12.Nd1 Be5
  13. 13.c3 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Ne3 g6
  16. 16.O-O O-O-O
  17. 17.Rfd1 Be5
  18. 18.Nc4 Bc7
  19. 19.a4 h5
  20. 20.d4 cxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Kb8
  22. 22.d5 cxd5
  23. 23.exd5 Bd6
  24. 24.Rac1 Rhe8
  25. 25.Kf1 Qe4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Rxe4
  27. 27.f3 Re7
  28. 28.Rc2 Rc7
  29. 29.Ne3 Rxc2
  30. 30.Nxc2 Rc8
  31. 31.Ne3 Bf4
  32. 32.Kf2 Bxe3+
  33. 33.Kxe3 Rc4
  34. 34.Rd4 Rc2
  35. 35.Rd2 Rc4
  36. 36.Rd3 Rxa4
  37. 37.Rc3 Ra1
  38. 38.Kd4 Rd1+
  39. 39.Ke5 Rd2
  40. 40.b3 h4
  41. 41.Rc4 Rxg2
  42. 42.Kd6 Rd2
  43. 43.Rf4 f5
  44. 44.Rxh4 Rd3
  45. 45.Rh8+ Ka7
  46. 46.Ke6 Re3+
  47. 47.Kd7 Rxb3
  48. 48.d6 a5
  49. 49.Ke6 Re3+
  50. 50.Kd5 Rd3+
  51. 51.Ke6 Re3+

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