Joseph Blackburne vs Johannes Zukertort

London it · 1872 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Johannes Zukertort
Result 1-0
Event London it
Site London
Date 1872.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 40
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R2nk1/R7/5r2/7p/4K1pP/1P6/2P3P1/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.h4 g4
  5. 5.Ne5 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 c5
  10. 10.dxc6 Nxc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bxf4 Nh5
  13. 13.Be5 Bxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qb6
  15. 15.Qd2 Qc5
  16. 16.Qg5+ Ng7
  17. 17.Bd3 Re8
  18. 18.O-O-O Rxe5
  19. 19.Qh6 Bf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Rxf5
  21. 21.Ne4 Qe5
  22. 22.Rhe1 Rb8
  23. 23.Nc3 Qc7
  24. 24.Qd6 Qb7
  25. 25.b3 Ne6
  26. 26.Ne4 Qb4
  27. 27.Rf1 Ra5
  28. 28.Nf6+ Kh8
  29. 29.Nd7 Qxd6
  30. 30.Rxd6 Rb7
  31. 31.Rxf7 Nc5
  32. 32.Rxc6 Kg8
  33. 33.Re7 Nxd7
  34. 34.Rc8+ Nf8
  35. 35.Rxb7 Rxa2
  36. 36.Kd2 Ra1
  37. 37.Ke2 Ra6
  38. 38.Ke3 h5
  39. 39.Ke4 Rf6
  40. 40.Rxa7

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Joseph Blackburne and Johannes Zukertort, or browse all Joseph Blackburne games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.