Joseph Blackburne vs Carl Schlechter

Vienna · 1898 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1pk3p1/p4p1p/P1PP1P1P/4K3/8/8/8 b - - 3 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Bc4 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qh4+
  5. 5.Kf1 Bd6
  6. 6.Nf3 Qh5
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 Bg4
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd6+ cxd6
  11. 11.Qe1+ Be6
  12. 12.Bb5+ Nd7
  13. 13.c4 Ne3+
  14. 14.Bxe3 fxe3
  15. 15.d5 Bg4
  16. 16.Qxe3+ Kd8
  17. 17.Re1 Kc7
  18. 18.Bxd7 Bxd7
  19. 19.Kf2 Rae8
  20. 20.Qf4 Qf5
  21. 21.Qxf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.Nd4 Bg6
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Re1 Rxe1
  25. 25.Kxe1 Bd3
  26. 26.b3 Kd7
  27. 27.Kd2 Be4
  28. 28.g3 Bb1
  29. 29.a3 Be4
  30. 30.Ke3 Bb1
  31. 31.Nf3 Ke7
  32. 32.b4 Bf5
  33. 33.c5 Bd7
  34. 34.Kd4 Be8
  35. 35.Nd2 Bd7
  36. 36.Nc4 dxc5+
  37. 37.bxc5 f6
  38. 38.Nb2 Bf5
  39. 39.a4 Kd7
  40. 40.a5 a6
  41. 41.Nc4 Kc7
  42. 42.Nd6 Bd7
  43. 43.Ke4 Ba4
  44. 44.g4 Bc2+
  45. 45.Kd4 Bg6
  46. 46.h3 Kb8
  47. 47.Nf5 Bxf5
  48. 48.gxf5 Kc7
  49. 49.Ke4 Kd7
  50. 50.Kf4 Ke7
  51. 51.Kg4 Kd7
  52. 52.h4 Kc8
  53. 53.h5 h6
  54. 54.Kf4 Kc7
  55. 55.Ke4

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