Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen

Altona MT playoff-1pl · 1869 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 0-1
Event Altona MT playoff-1pl
Site Altona
Round 2
Date 1869.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pb/p3K3/8/8/1k6/8/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.Be3 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 Nxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Ne7
  11. 11.e4 Ng6
  12. 12.d4 O-O
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.O-O Qe7
  15. 15.Bb3 d6
  16. 16.h3 Bd7
  17. 17.Qe2 Rae8
  18. 18.Rae1 Ng6
  19. 19.Qd2 Nh4
  20. 20.c3 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Rxf3 Qh4
  22. 22.Qf2 Qxf2+
  23. 23.Kxf2 Re5
  24. 24.Bc2 Rfe8
  25. 25.Rfe3 Kf8
  26. 26.c4 R8e7
  27. 27.b4 Ke8
  28. 28.Kf3 Kd8
  29. 29.Rc3 f5
  30. 30.Rce3 f4
  31. 31.Kxf4 Rf7+
  32. 32.Kg3 Rg5+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rf2
  34. 34.Bb3 Rgxg2+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rh2+
  36. 36.Kg1 Rfg2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Rg6
  38. 38.R1e2 Rh1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Bxh3
  40. 40.Re1 Rh2+
  41. 41.Kf3 Rb2
  42. 42.Rd3 Bf1
  43. 43.Rdd1 Bg2+
  44. 44.Ke3 Rg3+
  45. 45.Kd4 Rf2
  46. 46.c5 h5
  47. 47.Re3 Rxe3
  48. 48.Kxe3 Rf3+
  49. 49.Ke2 h4
  50. 50.e5 h3
  51. 51.c6 bxc6
  52. 52.dxc6 Rxb3
  53. 53.axb3 h2
  54. 54.exd6 h1=Q
  55. 55.dxc7+ Kxc7
  56. 56.Rxh1 Bxh1
  57. 57.Ke3 Kxc6
  58. 58.Kf4 Kb5
  59. 59.Kg5 Be4
  60. 60.Kf4 Bh7
  61. 61.Ke5 Kxb4
  62. 62.Ke6 Kxb3

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