Ignatz Kolisch vs Adolf Anderssen

The Game

White	Ignatz Kolisch
Black	Adolf Anderssen
Result	1-0
Event	London m
Site	London
Round	5
Date	1861.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves	48

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6k1/1p4p1/1PrnR3/P7/1P2NKPP/8 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Nc3 b5
7. 7.Bb3 O-O
8. 8.d3 d6
9. 9.Be3 h6
10. 10.Qd2 Kh8
11. 11.Ne2 Qe8
12. 12.Ng3 Nh7
13. 13.Bd5 Rb8
14. 14.Ne1 Bg5
15. 15.f4 exf4
16. 16.Bxf4 Ne7
17. 17.Bxg5 Nxg5
18. 18.Bb3 f5
19. 19.Nf3 Nh7
20. 20.Nh4 f4
21. 21.Rxf4 Rxf4
22. 22.Qxf4 g5
23. 23.Qd2 Qc6
24. 24.Qf2 Qb6
25. 25.Qxb6 Rxb6
26. 26.Nhf5 Bxf5
27. 27.exf5 c5
28. 28.Re1 Rb7
29. 29.Re6 d5
30. 30.f6 Nxf6
31. 31.Rxf6 c4
32. 32.dxc4 dxc4
33. 33.Rxh6+ Kg7
34. 34.Rxa6 cxb3
35. 35.cxb3 Rc7
36. 36.Re6 Kf7
37. 37.Re5 Rc1+
38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
39. 39.Re2 Rc5
40. 40.Ne4 Rd5
41. 41.Kg3 Nf5+
42. 42.Kf2 Kg6
43. 43.Nc3 Rc5
44. 44.b4 Rc4
45. 45.Re6+ Kh5
46. 46.Re4 Nd4
47. 47.a3 Kg6
48. 48.Ne2

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