James Mason vs Adolf Anderssen

The Game

White	James Mason
Black	Adolf Anderssen
Result	1-0
Event	Paris
Site	Paris
Round	5
Date	1878.00.00
Opening	Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2r2k1p/5p2/3P1N2/2p1PP2/3bQ1K1/Pq6/2RR4 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 e6
2. 2.e4 c5
3. 3.d5 a6
4. 4.c4 d6
5. 5.Nc3 g6
6. 6.Bd3 Ne7
7. 7.Nge2 Bg7
8. 8.O-O O-O
9. 9.Qb3 Nd7
10. 10.Bf4 e5
11. 11.Bg3 g5
12. 12.Qc2 Ng6
13. 13.f3 Nf6
14. 14.Nd1 Nh5
15. 15.Be1 Nhf4
16. 16.Nxf4 exf4
17. 17.Rb1 Ne5
18. 18.b4 cxb4
19. 19.Bxb4 b5
20. 20.c5 a5
21. 21.Bc3 Nxd3
22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
23. 23.Qxd3 dxc5
24. 24.Qxb5 Ba6
25. 25.Qb2+ f6
26. 26.Rf2 Qe7
27. 27.Qa3 g4
28. 28.Rc2 Rfc8
29. 29.Rbc1 Rab8
30. 30.Qxa5 Bd3
31. 31.Rd2 c4
32. 32.Nf2 g3
33. 33.hxg3 fxg3
34. 34.Ng4 Kg6
35. 35.Ne3 Qe5
36. 36.Nf5 Rb7
37. 37.Rdd1 Rb2
38. 38.Qa7 Rc7
39. 39.Qe3 Kf7
40. 40.f4 Rxg2+
41. 41.Kxg2 Qb2+
42. 42.Kxg3

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