George Henry Mackenzie vs Johannes Zukertort

DSB-05.Kongress · 1887 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White George Henry Mackenzie
Black Johannes Zukertort
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-05.Kongress
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/p4b2/1p3N2/3Bb1p1/P2p3p/kP1P3P/2P3P1/3K4 w - - 7 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Nd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 exd4
  8. 8.Ne2 Bc5
  9. 9.Ng3 c6
  10. 10.Ba4 d5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.exd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qh5 Be6
  15. 15.f4 Rad8
  16. 16.Rae1 Kh7
  17. 17.f5 Bc8
  18. 18.Qg4 g6
  19. 19.fxg6+ fxg6
  20. 20.Rxf6 Bxg4
  21. 21.Rxf8 Rxf8
  22. 22.Re5 Rd8
  23. 23.Bb3 Bd1
  24. 24.h3 h5
  25. 25.Nh1 h4
  26. 26.Nf2 Bh5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Bd6
  28. 28.Re6 Bf4
  29. 29.Ne4 Kg7
  30. 30.Bb3 Rf8
  31. 31.Re7+ Kh6
  32. 32.Rf7 Rxf7
  33. 33.Bxf7 Kg7
  34. 34.Bd5 b6
  35. 35.Kf2 g5
  36. 36.Ke1 Bg6
  37. 37.Nf2 Kf6
  38. 38.Ke2 Ke5
  39. 39.Be4 Bf7
  40. 40.b3 Kd6
  41. 41.Bf3 Kc5
  42. 42.a3 Bg6
  43. 43.Kd1 Kb5
  44. 44.Ng4 Bd6
  45. 45.a4+ Kb4
  46. 46.Nf6 Ka3
  47. 47.Be4 Bf7
  48. 48.Bd5 Be5

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