Geza Maroczy vs Ignatz Von Popiel

Budapest · 1896 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Ignatz Von Popiel
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2r3k/5Pqb/2pNQ3/2p1P3/P5R1/1P5P/7K b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb5 d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Nde2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Ne5
  10. 10.Bxd7 Nexd7
  11. 11.Ng3 Re8
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bf4 Bf8
  14. 14.Qd2 Nc5
  15. 15.f3 Qd7
  16. 16.Rad1 Rad8
  17. 17.Nf5 Kh7
  18. 18.g4 Ne6
  19. 19.Be3 b6
  20. 20.Kh1 Ng8
  21. 21.g5 hxg5
  22. 22.Bxg5 f6
  23. 23.Be3 g6
  24. 24.Nh4 g5
  25. 25.Ng2 Bh6
  26. 26.Qf2 Qf7
  27. 27.f4 Qh5
  28. 28.Qg3 Rd7
  29. 29.f5 Nd8
  30. 30.Bd4 Nc6
  31. 31.Ne3 Nxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Ne7
  33. 33.Ng4 Bg7
  34. 34.Rd3 Nc6
  35. 35.Qg2 Kg8
  36. 36.Rh3 Qf7
  37. 37.Nd5 Qf8
  38. 38.Rh6 Bxh6
  39. 39.Ngxf6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Nxd7 Qf7
  41. 41.N7f6 Rh8
  42. 42.Ng4 Ne5
  43. 43.Nxe5 dxe5
  44. 44.Qg3 Re8
  45. 45.Qc3 c5
  46. 46.Qh3 Kh7
  47. 47.Qg4 Rg8
  48. 48.Rf3 Rd8
  49. 49.c4 b5
  50. 50.Rh3 Rd6
  51. 51.Qxg5 bxc4
  52. 52.f6 Qg6
  53. 53.Qxe5 Rd7
  54. 54.Rg3

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