Thomas Francis Lawrence vs Joseph Blackburne

London · 1900 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Thomas Francis Lawrence
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London
Site London
Round 5
Date 1900.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B45)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

R7/P2pk3/2p1p3/2P1PpK1/r7/8/8/8 w - - 13 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Be2 Bb4
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Qd4 O-O
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.c4 Ne7
  13. 13.Bd3 Ng6
  14. 14.c5 Qd8
  15. 15.Rb1 f5
  16. 16.f4 Ne7
  17. 17.Bd2 Nd5
  18. 18.Rfd1 a5
  19. 19.Qa4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qa3 Ba6
  21. 21.Bxa6 Rxa6
  22. 22.c4 Nb6
  23. 23.Qd3 Na4
  24. 24.Be3 Rd8
  25. 25.Qb3 g5
  26. 26.Qxa4 gxf4
  27. 27.Bd4 Kh8
  28. 28.Qb3 Rg8
  29. 29.Qh3 Raa8
  30. 30.Rb3 Rg4
  31. 31.Qh6 Rf8
  32. 32.Rdb1 f3
  33. 33.Rb8 Kg8
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  35. 35.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  36. 36.Bf2 Rxg2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Rxh2
  38. 38.Rb3 Rh1+
  39. 39.Bg1 Rh4
  40. 40.Ra3 Rxc4
  41. 41.Rxa5 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Ke7
  43. 43.a4 h5
  44. 44.Ra8 h4
  45. 45.a5 h3
  46. 46.a6 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kxf3 h2
  48. 48.Bxh2 Rxh2
  49. 49.a7 Ra2
  50. 50.Kf4 Kf7
  51. 51.Kf3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Kf4 Kg7
  53. 53.Kg5 Ra4
  54. 54.Kh5 Kf7
  55. 55.Kg5 Ke7

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