Isidor Gunsberg vs Joseph Blackburne

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Isidor Gunsberg
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4B3/4p2p/3pP2b/k1pP4/2P1b2P/5p2/1N2K3 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.O-O Ne7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.e4 d5
  8. 8.Bb3 Nbc6
  9. 9.e5 h6
  10. 10.Ne2 Na5
  11. 11.c3 Nxb3
  12. 12.Qxb3 b6
  13. 13.Ng3 c5
  14. 14.Be3 c4
  15. 15.Qd1 b5
  16. 16.Qd2 Kh7
  17. 17.h3 Nf5
  18. 18.Nxf5 gxf5
  19. 19.Nh2 Rg8
  20. 20.f4 Bf8
  21. 21.Kh1 Be7
  22. 22.Qe2 Qf8
  23. 23.Qh5 Qg7
  24. 24.g4 Qg6
  25. 25.Qxg6+ fxg6
  26. 26.Rg1 Bd7
  27. 27.gxf5 gxf5
  28. 28.Nf3 a5
  29. 29.Rxg8 Rxg8
  30. 30.Rg1 Be8
  31. 31.Rxg8 Kxg8
  32. 32.Bd2 Bh5
  33. 33.Kg2 Kf7
  34. 34.Be1 Ke8
  35. 35.a3 Kd7
  36. 36.Kf2 Kc6
  37. 37.Ke3 b4
  38. 38.axb4 axb4
  39. 39.Bh4 bxc3
  40. 40.bxc3 Ba3
  41. 41.Ne1 Bc1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Bxf4
  43. 43.Be7 Kb5
  44. 44.Nc2 Bd2
  45. 45.Bb4 Ka4
  46. 46.Na3 f4
  47. 47.Nb1 Be3+
  48. 48.Ke1 f3
  49. 49.Be7 f2+

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