Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen

Baden-Baden m · 1870 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Baden-Baden m
Site Baden-Baden
Round 3
Date 1870.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3p3p/1p1p2k1/1P1P2P1/5K2/8 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nd5 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 Nce7
  7. 7.Qd2 c6
  8. 8.Nxe7 Nxe7
  9. 9.Bh6 O-O
  10. 10.Bxg7 Kxg7
  11. 11.d4 f5
  12. 12.exf5 e4
  13. 13.Nh4 Nd5
  14. 14.g3 e3
  15. 15.fxe3 Nxe3
  16. 16.Ng2 Nxg2+
  17. 17.Bxg2 Qe8+
  18. 18.Kf2 Rxf5+
  19. 19.Kg1 Qf7
  20. 20.Be4 Rf6
  21. 21.h3 Be6
  22. 22.d5 cxd5
  23. 23.Bg2 Rf8
  24. 24.Qd4 Kg8
  25. 25.Kh2 Rf2
  26. 26.Rhf1 Qf3
  27. 27.Rxf2 Qxf2
  28. 28.Qd3 Rc8
  29. 29.Rc1 d4
  30. 30.Rf1 Qe3
  31. 31.Qb5 b6
  32. 32.Rf4 Qe5
  33. 33.Qd3 Bf5
  34. 34.Be4 Bxe4
  35. 35.Rxe4 Qf5
  36. 36.Re2 Qxd3
  37. 37.cxd3 Kf7
  38. 38.Kg2 Rc5
  39. 39.Kf3 Rf5+
  40. 40.Kg2 Re5
  41. 41.Kf3 Ke6
  42. 42.Re4 Kd5
  43. 43.Re2 h5
  44. 44.h4 a5
  45. 45.b3 b5
  46. 46.a3 Rxe2
  47. 47.Kxe2 Ke5
  48. 48.Kf2 Kf5
  49. 49.Kf3 g5
  50. 50.hxg5 Kxg5
  51. 51.Kf2 b4
  52. 52.axb4 axb4
  53. 53.Kf3 Kf5
  54. 54.Kf2 Kg4
  55. 55.Kg2 d5
  56. 56.Kf2

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