Horatio Caro vs Joseph Blackburne

Vienna · 1898 · Philidor Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Horatio Caro
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k5/1p5R/p1pp4/P7/1PPK4/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.dxe5 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc5
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.Re1 Ne6
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Nc3 d5
  10. 10.Bf5 c6
  11. 11.g4 Bg6
  12. 12.Nd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Be7
  14. 14.Ne2 Na6
  15. 15.Nf4 Qb6
  16. 16.Be3 Bc5
  17. 17.Qd3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Qxe3
  19. 19.Rxe3 Bxf5
  20. 20.gxf5 O-O-O
  21. 21.Kh2 Nc7
  22. 22.e6 fxe6
  23. 23.fxe6 Rdf8
  24. 24.Kg3 Rf6
  25. 25.Rae1 Re8
  26. 26.h4 Nb5
  27. 27.Re5 Nd6
  28. 28.Nh5 Rg6+
  29. 29.Kh3 Ne4
  30. 30.f3 Nc5
  31. 31.f4 Rgxe6
  32. 32.Nxg7 Rxe5
  33. 33.fxe5 Rg8
  34. 34.e6 Ne4
  35. 35.e7 Kd7
  36. 36.e8=Q+ Rxe8
  37. 37.Nxe8 Kxe8
  38. 38.Kg4 Kf7
  39. 39.Kf5 Nd6+
  40. 40.Kg5 a5
  41. 41.h5 b5
  42. 42.Rg1 Ne4+
  43. 43.Kh6 Nf6
  44. 44.Rg7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Rc7 Kd6
  46. 46.Rxh7 d4
  47. 47.Kg6 Ke6
  48. 48.Rc7 Nxh5
  49. 49.Kxh5 Kd5
  50. 50.Kg4 c5
  51. 51.Kf3 Kc4
  52. 52.Ke2 a4
  53. 53.Kd2 Kd5
  54. 54.Rh7 c4
  55. 55.Rh5+ Kc6
  56. 56.a3

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