Joseph Blackburne vs Carl Schlechter

DSB-09.Kongress · 1894 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event DSB-09.Kongress
Site Leipzig
Round 3
Date 1894.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C30)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k2n1/1p3p1p/p1pP1p2/P3pB1K/1P2P3/2P3P1/7P/8 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 Bc5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.fxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Bg5 Qd6
  11. 11.Na3 Ne7
  12. 12.Bb3 Be6
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Nc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 Qxd1+
  16. 16.Rxd1 Rad8
  17. 17.c5 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Kxd1 Rd8+
  19. 19.Ke2 Ba7
  20. 20.a5 c6
  21. 21.Rf1 Ng6
  22. 22.g3 Bb8
  23. 23.Nd2 Kg7
  24. 24.Nc4 Ne7
  25. 25.Ne3 Bc7
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxd1
  27. 27.Bxd1 Kf8
  28. 28.Kd3 Ke8
  29. 29.Bg4 Kd8
  30. 30.Nf5 Ng8
  31. 31.Kc4 Bb8
  32. 32.Bh3 Bc7
  33. 33.Kd3 Bb8
  34. 34.Ke3 Bc7
  35. 35.Kf3 Bb8
  36. 36.Kg4 Bc7
  37. 37.Kh5 Ke8
  38. 38.Nd6+ Bxd6
  39. 39.cxd6 Kd8
  40. 40.Bf5

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