Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Carl Schlechter

Vienna · 1898 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/4n3/1p1pKp1p/p1p2P1P/P1P2B2/1P6/8/8 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Be2 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O Bxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Nxe4
  7. 7.Nxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8.Qd5 O-O
  9. 9.Qxe4 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 d6
  11. 11.Qf4 Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Bh5
  13. 13.Bd2 Bg6
  14. 14.Rac1 Qd7
  15. 15.b3 Re7
  16. 16.c4 Rae8
  17. 17.Bc3 Nc6
  18. 18.Bd3 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Bxe1 Qe6
  21. 21.Bc3 h6
  22. 22.h4 Bxd3
  23. 23.cxd3 f6
  24. 24.h5 Ne7
  25. 25.Kf2 Kf7
  26. 26.g4 b6
  27. 27.d4 c6
  28. 28.Bb4 c5
  29. 29.d5 Qd7
  30. 30.Bc3 Nc8
  31. 31.a4 a5
  32. 32.Qe4 Kg8
  33. 33.Kg3 Ne7
  34. 34.Qe3 Kf7
  35. 35.Bb2 Kg8
  36. 36.f4 Kf7
  37. 37.f5 Ke8
  38. 38.Kf3 Kf7
  39. 39.Qe6+ Qxe6
  40. 40.dxe6+ Ke8
  41. 41.Ke4 Kd8
  42. 42.g5 Ng8
  43. 43.gxf6 gxf6
  44. 44.Bc1 Kc7
  45. 45.Bd2 Kc6
  46. 46.Bf4 Kc7
  47. 47.e7 Kd7
  48. 48.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  49. 49.Kd5 Ne7+
  50. 50.Ke6

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