Joseph Blackburne vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Vienna · 1898 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

3q2rk/3b2rn/3p1ppp/p1pNp3/1pP1P1PP/1P1PPNQ1/1P4RK/5R2 w - - 8 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nc3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.Ne2 Na5
  9. 9.Ng3 Nxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.fxe3 O-O
  13. 13.Qe2 c5
  14. 14.O-O Kh8
  15. 15.Qe1 a5
  16. 16.Ne2 Bd7
  17. 17.Qh4 Kg8
  18. 18.h3 h6
  19. 19.g4 Nh7
  20. 20.Qg3 g6
  21. 21.Nc3 Bc6
  22. 22.Nd2 Kg7
  23. 23.Rf2 f6
  24. 24.Nd5 Ra7
  25. 25.h4 Kh8
  26. 26.c4 b4
  27. 27.Raf1 Raf7
  28. 28.Kh2 Bd7
  29. 29.Nf3 Rg7
  30. 30.Rg2 Rfg8

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