Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen

Leipzig m · 1877 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig m
Site Leipzig
Round 9
Date 1877.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/p6p/P2P3B/2N2b2/1P6/8/P1p3PP/4R1K1 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.d4 Bd6
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.e5 Be7
  10. 10.d5 Bc5+
  11. 11.Kh1 Nd4
  12. 12.exf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Ne4 Qe7
  14. 14.Bd3 Bb6
  15. 15.f5 f6
  16. 16.Ng3 c6
  17. 17.c3 Nb5
  18. 18.Qb3 Nd6
  19. 19.Bf4 Nf7
  20. 20.d6 Qd8
  21. 21.Rae1 Ba5
  22. 22.Bc4 b5
  23. 23.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  24. 24.Re7 Qf8
  25. 25.Rfe1 Ba6
  26. 26.Qa3 Qd8
  27. 27.b4 c5
  28. 28.bxa5 Qc8
  29. 29.Qb3 c4
  30. 30.Qd1 Bb7
  31. 31.a6 Bc6
  32. 32.Nh5 Rxe7
  33. 33.Rxe7 Kh8
  34. 34.Qg4 Qf8
  35. 35.Qxg7+ Qxg7
  36. 36.Rxg7 b4
  37. 37.cxb4 c3
  38. 38.Re7 Rf8
  39. 39.Kg1 c2
  40. 40.Re2 Ba4
  41. 41.Re1 Bb5
  42. 42.Bh6 Rc8
  43. 43.Nxf6 Bd3
  44. 44.Nxd7 Bxf5
  45. 45.Nc5

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