James Mason vs Johannes Zukertort

Vienna · 1882 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Johannes Zukertort
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 30
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/4bP2/4r1K1/8/2N2R2/8/8 w - - 3 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Ne2 Re8
  9. 9.Ng3 d5
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.c3 Ba5
  13. 13.exd5 Bb6
  14. 14.dxc6 Qxc6
  15. 15.Re1 Bb7
  16. 16.Qc2 Rad8
  17. 17.b4 a5
  18. 18.a3 g6
  19. 19.c4 f5
  20. 20.c5 e4
  21. 21.dxe4 fxe4
  22. 22.Qa2+ Kf8
  23. 23.Qb2 exf3
  24. 24.cxb6 Qxb6
  25. 25.Qh8+ Kf7
  26. 26.Qh7+ Kf8
  27. 27.bxa5 Qd6
  28. 28.Qxh6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rad1 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Rxe1 fxg2
  31. 31.Qe3 Rf8
  32. 32.Ne4 Qe5
  33. 33.Nc5 Qxe3
  34. 34.Rxe3 Bd5
  35. 35.a6 Rb8
  36. 36.f3 Rb5
  37. 37.Nd7 Kf7
  38. 38.Kxg2 Ra5
  39. 39.Ne5+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ng4+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rc3 c5
  42. 42.Ne5+ Ke6
  43. 43.Nxg6 c4
  44. 44.Nf4+ Ke5
  45. 45.Ne2 Rxa6
  46. 46.Kf2 Rh6
  47. 47.f4+ Kd6
  48. 48.h3 Be6
  49. 49.Kg2 Kc5
  50. 50.Rg3 Bd5+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rb6
  52. 52.h4 Rh6
  53. 53.Rg5 Rxh4
  54. 54.Ke3 Rh1
  55. 55.Re5 Rd1
  56. 56.f5 Rd3+
  57. 57.Kf4 Rxa3
  58. 58.f6 Rf3+
  59. 59.Kg5 Kd6
  60. 60.Re7 Rf1
  61. 61.Re3 Re1
  62. 62.Re8 Kd7
  63. 63.Re5 Be6
  64. 64.Re3 c3
  65. 65.Rd3+ Ke8
  66. 66.Nxc3 Kf7
  67. 67.Rf3 Re5+

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