Joseph Blackburne vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Ostende · 1905 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 20
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/ppp2R2/2np4/7q/3P4/2PQ2P1/PP4P1/7K w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 Bb4
  5. 5.Nd5 Be7
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Nxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Nxg5 hxg5
  12. 12.Bxg5 Qe6
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Rxf4 Nh7
  15. 15.Bg4 Qg6
  16. 16.Bf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.exf5 Qg7
  18. 18.f6 Qg6
  19. 19.Bh4 Kh8
  20. 20.d4 Rg8
  21. 21.Qf3 Rae8
  22. 22.c3 Re3
  23. 23.Qf1 Re4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Qxe4
  25. 25.Bg3 Qe3+
  26. 26.Kh1 Qg5
  27. 27.Qd3 Nxf6
  28. 28.Rf1 Nh5
  29. 29.Rxf7 Nxg3+
  30. 30.hxg3 Qh5+

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