James Mason vs Joseph Blackburne

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · French Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 5
Date 1885.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kpp/8/3pP3/BP1P4/2P5/6PP/n2K4 b - - 6 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e5 Nd7
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.O-O Nf8
  10. 10.a3 Ng6
  11. 11.Ne2 Bd7
  12. 12.Qd2 Nd8
  13. 13.b4 b5
  14. 14.Ng5 f5
  15. 15.Nc3 a6
  16. 16.Bxf5 Nf7
  17. 17.Nxf7 Qxf7
  18. 18.Bg4 O-O
  19. 19.f4 c6
  20. 20.Ne2 Ne7
  21. 21.Nc1 Nc8
  22. 22.Nb3 Nb6
  23. 23.Nc5 Nc4
  24. 24.Qc3 a5
  25. 25.Qh3 Rae8
  26. 26.f5 Nd2
  27. 27.Nxd7 Qxd7
  28. 28.fxe6 Qa7
  29. 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  30. 30.Qd3 Ne4
  31. 31.Rf1 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Kxf1 Qe7
  34. 34.Qa3 Qf8+
  35. 35.Bf3 Ng5
  36. 36.e7 Qe8
  37. 37.Qa7 Kf7
  38. 38.Qb7 Ne6
  39. 39.c3 Nf4
  40. 40.Bg4 Qxe7
  41. 41.Qxc6 Qa7
  42. 42.Qd7+ Qxd7
  43. 43.Bxd7 Nd3
  44. 44.Bxb5 Nc1
  45. 45.Ke1 Nb3
  46. 46.Kd1 Na1
  47. 47.Ba4

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