Paul Morphy vs G. Salmon

Birmingham sim · 1858 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Paul Morphy
Black G. Salmon
Result 1-0
Event Birmingham sim
Site Birmingham
Date 1858.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3K2k1/8/2Bp4/3P1p2/5Pp1/8/7P/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Nxb4
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.Nxe5 O-O
  8. 8.d4 Bd6
  9. 9.Nc3 Bf5
  10. 10.Bb3 a5
  11. 11.a3 a4
  12. 12.Nxa4 Nbxd5
  13. 13.c4 Rxa4
  14. 14.cxd5 Ra5
  15. 15.Qf3 Bg6
  16. 16.Re1 Bb4
  17. 17.Re2 Nf5
  18. 18.Bb2 Qa8
  19. 19.g3 Qa7
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Re5 Bxa3
  22. 22.d6 Bb4
  23. 23.Rexa5 Bxa5
  24. 24.Qd5 b6
  25. 25.d7 Qa8
  26. 26.Rc1 Qxd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 b5
  28. 28.Bc6 Nd6
  29. 29.d5 Bd2
  30. 30.Rd1 Bg5
  31. 31.f4 Bd8
  32. 32.Ba3 f5
  33. 33.Re1 Kf7
  34. 34.Bxb5 Rh8
  35. 35.Bxd6 cxd6
  36. 36.Re8 Rf8
  37. 37.Kf2 g5
  38. 38.Ke3 g4
  39. 39.Kd3 g5
  40. 40.Bc6 gxf4
  41. 41.gxf4 Rg8
  42. 42.Kc4 Rf8
  43. 43.Kb5 Rg8
  44. 44.Ka6 Rf8
  45. 45.Kb7 Rg8
  46. 46.Kc8 Bb6
  47. 47.Rxg8 Kxg8
  48. 48.d8=Q+ Bxd8
  49. 49.Kxd8

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