William Ewart Napier vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Albin Countergambit · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White William Ewart Napier
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 11
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Albin Countergambit (D08)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/1p4k1/6p1/P1p3K1/P1P4P/8/8/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e5
  3. 3.dxe5 d4
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nge7
  6. 6.Nb3 Nf5
  7. 7.a3 Be6
  8. 8.h3 h5
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Qd3 O-O-O
  12. 12.h4 a5
  13. 13.g3 a4
  14. 14.Bh3 g6
  15. 15.Nbd2 Qc5
  16. 16.O-O Kb8
  17. 17.Bg2 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.b3 Bc8
  20. 20.bxa4 c6
  21. 21.Rab1 Kc7
  22. 22.Nf3 Qe7
  23. 23.Rfd1 c5
  24. 24.Qd2 Kd7
  25. 25.e3 Ke8
  26. 26.exd4 Nxd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.Qa5 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 Kf8
  30. 30.Qd8+ Qxd8
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Rxh8 Kxh8
  33. 33.a5 Kg7
  34. 34.Kf1 Kf6
  35. 35.Ke2 Ke5
  36. 36.Ke3 Kd6
  37. 37.Bd5 Be6
  38. 38.Bxe6 Kxe6
  39. 39.Kf4 f5
  40. 40.f3 Kf6
  41. 41.g4 fxg4
  42. 42.fxg4 hxg4
  43. 43.Kxg4 Kf7
  44. 44.Kg5 Kg7
  45. 45.a4

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