Joseph Blackburne vs Curt Von Bardeleben

London m1 · 1895 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Curt Von Bardeleben
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m1
Site London
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/4n1p1/4k2p/8/5K2/4N1PP/8 w - - 6 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.c3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
  5. 5.Na3 e5
  6. 6.Bc4 Qe7
  7. 7.O-O Nb6
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Be3 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 Nf6
  11. 11.Nd2 Bxe2
  12. 12.Qxe2 O-O
  13. 13.f3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Na4
  15. 15.Ndc4 a6
  16. 16.Qc2 Nc5
  17. 17.b4 Ne6
  18. 18.Na5 c5
  19. 19.N3c4 Qc7
  20. 20.a3 b6
  21. 21.Nb3 cxb4
  22. 22.Nxb6 Rab8
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  24. 24.Na4 bxc3
  25. 25.Nbc5 Qa5
  26. 26.Qxc3 Qxc3
  27. 27.Nxc3 Bf8
  28. 28.N3a4 Nc6
  29. 29.Rd1 Kg7
  30. 30.Bg5 Rb5
  31. 31.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  32. 32.Nd7+ Kg7
  33. 33.Nxf8 Kxf8
  34. 34.Rd6 Ra5
  35. 35.Nb6 Nd4
  36. 36.Nc4 Ra4
  37. 37.Nxe5 Nb5
  38. 38.Rd7 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Rd7 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rc1
  42. 42.Ng4 Rc6
  43. 43.e5 h5
  44. 44.Nf6+ Kf8
  45. 45.f4 Rc7
  46. 46.Rd8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Ra8 Ra7
  48. 48.Rb8 Nc7
  49. 49.Ne4 a5
  50. 50.Nd6+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rb7 Rxb7
  52. 52.Nxb7 a4
  53. 53.Nc5+ Kf5
  54. 54.Nxa4 Kxf4
  55. 55.Nc3 Kxe5
  56. 56.Ke3 Kf5
  57. 57.Kf3 Ne6
  58. 58.Ne2 Ke5

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