Louis Paulsen vs Benjamin Raphael

USA-01.Congress · 1857 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Benjamin Raphael
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-01.Congress
Site New York
Round 2
Date 1857.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

4k3/4r3/5R1p/P4Bp1/8/5b2/7K/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 Bb4
  5. 5.d5 Ne7
  6. 6.Nxe5 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nxe4
  8. 8.Qd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bc4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O h6
  12. 12.Bb3 a5
  13. 13.a4 Ng6
  14. 14.Ba3 Re8
  15. 15.Rfe1 Bg4
  16. 16.Nd2 Ne5
  17. 17.c4 Re7
  18. 18.c5 Qd7
  19. 19.cxd6 cxd6
  20. 20.c4 Rae8
  21. 21.c5 Nc6
  22. 22.Rxe7 Nxd4
  23. 23.Rxd7 Nxd7
  24. 24.f3 Re2
  25. 25.Rd1 Bh3
  26. 26.c6 Rxg2+
  27. 27.Kh1 bxc6
  28. 28.dxc6 Ne5
  29. 29.Bxd6 Nexc6
  30. 30.Bc4 Rg6
  31. 31.Bg3 Nf5
  32. 32.Ne4 Ne3
  33. 33.Rc1 Bg2+
  34. 34.Kg1 Bxf3
  35. 35.Bd3 f5
  36. 36.Nd6 Nd4
  37. 37.Rc5 Rf6
  38. 38.Rxa5 f4
  39. 39.Nc4 fxg3
  40. 40.Nxe3 gxh2+
  41. 41.Kxh2 g5
  42. 42.Ra7 Kf8
  43. 43.a5 Rf7
  44. 44.Ra6 Re7
  45. 45.Rf6+ Ke8
  46. 46.Nf5 Nxf5
  47. 47.Bxf5

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