Nicholas MacLeod vs Joseph Blackburne

USA-06.Congress+ · 1889 · King's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Nicholas MacLeod
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-06.Congress+
Site New York
Date 1889.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C20)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/R7/pr6/2pk4/8/1P6/PK6/8 w - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nc6
  4. 4.f4 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qf3 d5
  6. 6.fxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Ng5
  8. 8.Bxg5 Bxg5
  9. 9.Ne2 Be6
  10. 10.Nd2 Ne7
  11. 11.Nb3 O-O
  12. 12.h4 Bh6
  13. 13.g4 f6
  14. 14.Qg3 fxe5
  15. 15.g5 e4
  16. 16.gxh6 Nf5
  17. 17.Qe5 Rf6
  18. 18.Bc2 Nxh6
  19. 19.Nf4 Bf7
  20. 20.Rg1 Nf5
  21. 21.Nc5 b6
  22. 22.Nce6 Rxe6
  23. 23.Nxe6 Qxh4+
  24. 24.Kd1 Qh5+
  25. 25.Kc1 Qh6+
  26. 26.Nf4 Nh4
  27. 27.Qg5 Qxg5
  28. 28.Rxg5 Nf3
  29. 29.Rg2 c5
  30. 30.dxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.b3 Kf8
  32. 32.Kb2 g5
  33. 33.Nh3 h6
  34. 34.Nf2 Rb8
  35. 35.Ng4 h5
  36. 36.Ne3 g4
  37. 37.Rh1 Ke7
  38. 38.Rd1 Rd8
  39. 39.Nf5+ Kf6
  40. 40.Nh6 Bg6
  41. 41.Nxg4+ hxg4
  42. 42.Rxg4 Ne5
  43. 43.Rf4+ Ke7
  44. 44.c4 e3
  45. 45.cxd5 e2
  46. 46.Re1 Nd3+
  47. 47.Bxd3 Bxd3
  48. 48.Kc3 Rxd5
  49. 49.Rxe2+ Bxe2
  50. 50.Re4+ Kd6
  51. 51.Rxe2 Rh5
  52. 52.Rg2 Rh6
  53. 53.Rg7 a6
  54. 54.Ra7 Kd5
  55. 55.Kb2 Rb6

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