Joseph Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London · 1899 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 23
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

Q4r1k/8/1p1q3b/7p/4Q2P/7B/4pp1K/5r2 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Qb6
  6. 6.Qc1 Bf5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxc5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Rc8
  9. 9.Nb3 Qb6
  10. 10.Nbd4 Be4
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Nd2 Bf5
  13. 13.Be2 Nd7
  14. 14.O-O e5
  15. 15.Bg3 h5
  16. 16.h3 g5
  17. 17.e4 Be6
  18. 18.b4 g4
  19. 19.h4 Bh6
  20. 20.a4 dxe4
  21. 21.a5 Qc7
  22. 22.Qc2 f5
  23. 23.Nc4 Bd5
  24. 24.Rfd1 f4
  25. 25.Bh2 Nf6
  26. 26.g3 O-O
  27. 27.gxf4 exf4
  28. 28.Bf1 Qg7
  29. 29.Kh1 e3+
  30. 30.Rxd5 cxd5
  31. 31.Nd6 Ne4
  32. 32.Nxe4 dxe4
  33. 33.fxe3 g3
  34. 34.Bh3 Rxc3
  35. 35.Qa2+ Kh8
  36. 36.Rg1 Qf6
  37. 37.Rd1 gxh2
  38. 38.b5 Rxe3
  39. 39.b6 axb6
  40. 40.a6 f3
  41. 41.a7 f2
  42. 42.Rf1 Re1
  43. 43.Qc4 e3
  44. 44.Qe4 e2
  45. 45.a8=Q Rxf1+
  46. 46.Kxh2 Qd6+

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