Louis Paulsen vs Johannes Zukertort

Altona MT+ · 1869 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Johannes Zukertort
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Altona MT+
Site Altona
Round 1
Date 1869.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/p5k1/7p/2qp4/P2R3P/5RPK/8 w - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bb7
  7. 7.d3 Bc5
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 exd4
  12. 12.Nd1 Re8
  13. 13.Nd2 Qd7
  14. 14.h3 Re7
  15. 15.f4 Bxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Rxe4
  17. 17.Qf3 Ree8
  18. 18.Nf2 c6
  19. 19.Ne4 Nxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 Re7
  21. 21.Kh1 Rae8
  22. 22.e5 d5
  23. 23.c3 f6
  24. 24.Bc2 fxe5
  25. 25.fxe5 Rxe5
  26. 26.cxd4 Bxd4
  27. 27.Qd3 Re4
  28. 28.Qg3 Be5
  29. 29.Qg5 Rc4
  30. 30.Bb3 Rd4
  31. 31.Rac1 Rd3
  32. 32.Rf5 Rg3
  33. 33.Rxe5 Rxg5
  34. 34.Rxg5 h6
  35. 35.Rg3 Qd6
  36. 36.Rgc3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rc5 Kh7
  38. 38.Bxd5 cxd5
  39. 39.Rxc8 d4
  40. 40.R8c2 Qd5
  41. 41.a3 Kg6
  42. 42.Rc6+ Kh7
  43. 43.R6c2 Kg6
  44. 44.Rc6+ Kh7
  45. 45.R6c2 Qb3
  46. 46.Rd2 h5
  47. 47.Rf1 Qe3
  48. 48.Rfd1 Qb3
  49. 49.Rf1 b4
  50. 50.Rf3 Qc4
  51. 51.Rfd3 bxa3
  52. 52.bxa3 Qa4
  53. 53.Kh2 Kg6
  54. 54.Rf2 Qc4

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