Samuel Standige Boden vs Paul Morphy

London m3 · 1858 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Samuel Standige Boden
Black Paul Morphy
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m3
Site London
Date 1858.00.00
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/ppp4R/4k3/4P3/4K3/8/PPr5/8 w - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 f5
  4. 4.Bc4 Nc6
  5. 5.dxe5 dxe5
  6. 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  7. 7.O-O fxe4
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 Bd6
  10. 10.f4 Be6
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rf5
  15. 15.Bxe6+ Nxe6
  16. 16.Nf3 Rxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Nd4
  18. 18.Bf4 Nxf3+
  19. 19.Kg2 Nxe1+
  20. 20.Rxe1 Re8
  21. 21.Rd1 Nf8
  22. 22.Kf3 Ng6
  23. 23.Ke4 Nxf4
  24. 24.Kxf4 Kf7
  25. 25.h4 Ke6
  26. 26.Ke4 Rf8
  27. 27.Rg1 g6
  28. 28.h5 gxh5
  29. 29.Rg7 Rf7
  30. 30.Rg5 Rf2
  31. 31.Rxh5 Rxc2
  32. 32.Rh6+ Ke7
  33. 33.Rxh7+ Ke6
  34. 34.Rh6+ Ke7
  35. 35.Rh7+ Ke6

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