Samuel Standige Boden vs Paul Morphy

London m3 · 1858 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 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 Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1r5p/RP2kp2/1Pp3p1/2p1K1P1/8/2P4P/8 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nxe4
  4. 4.Nc3 Nxc3
  5. 5.dxc3 c6
  6. 6.Nxe5 d5
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.f4 Nxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 Bc5+
  12. 12.Kh1 Qh4
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Rxe3 O-O
  15. 15.Qe1 Qh6
  16. 16.Qg3 Rae8
  17. 17.Rae1 c5
  18. 18.Be2 Bd7
  19. 19.Bf3 Qe6
  20. 20.Rd3 Bc6
  21. 21.b4 b6
  22. 22.a4 f6
  23. 23.b5 Bb7
  24. 24.c4 dxc4
  25. 25.Rd6 Qe7
  26. 26.Bxb7 Qxb7
  27. 27.e6 Qc7
  28. 28.Red1 Rd8
  29. 29.Kg1 Rxd6
  30. 30.Qxd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Re8
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf3 Ke7
  34. 34.Rd7+ Kxe6
  35. 35.Rxa7 Re7
  36. 36.Ra6 Rb7
  37. 37.a5 Kd6
  38. 38.axb6 Ke6
  39. 39.Ke3 g5
  40. 40.g4 Kd6
  41. 41.Ke4 Ke6

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