Louis Paulsen vs Johannes Zukertort

Vienna · 1882 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Johannes Zukertort
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 23
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3B4/8/7K/5q1P/8/5k2/8/8 w - - 4 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Qd4 Qe7
  8. 8.f3 d5
  9. 9.Bg5 c5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Kf8
  11. 11.Qf2 d4
  12. 12.O-O-O dxc3
  13. 13.e5 h6
  14. 14.exf6 gxf6
  15. 15.Bf4 Be6
  16. 16.Qe3 Rb8
  17. 17.a4 a6
  18. 18.Bxa6 c4
  19. 19.Qa7 Kg7
  20. 20.Qxc7 cxb2+
  21. 21.Kb1 Qxc7
  22. 22.Bxc7 Ra8
  23. 23.Bxc4 Bxc4
  24. 24.Rd4 Rxa4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Ra1+
  26. 26.Kxb2 Rxh1
  27. 27.Rxb4 Rc8
  28. 28.Bd6 Rc6
  29. 29.Rd4 f5
  30. 30.c4 Rg1
  31. 31.g4 Rf1
  32. 32.gxf5 Rxf3
  33. 33.Be5+ f6
  34. 34.Bf4 Rc5
  35. 35.Bd6 Rcxf5
  36. 36.c5 Rg5
  37. 37.Rd2 Kf7
  38. 38.c6 Rb5+
  39. 39.Kc2 Rb6
  40. 40.c7 Rc6+
  41. 41.Kd1 Rfc3
  42. 42.Bf4 Rc1+
  43. 43.Ke2 R1c2
  44. 44.Rxc2 Rxc2+
  45. 45.Kf3 h5
  46. 46.Kg3 Rc4
  47. 47.Kf3 Ke6
  48. 48.Ke3 h4
  49. 49.Kd3 Kd5
  50. 50.Ke3 Re4+
  51. 51.Kf3 Re8
  52. 52.Kg4 Ke4
  53. 53.Bd6 f5+
  54. 54.Kxh4 f4
  55. 55.Kg5 f3
  56. 56.Bg3 Rc8
  57. 57.h4 Rxc7
  58. 58.Bxc7 f2
  59. 59.h5 f1=Q
  60. 60.Bd8 Qf5+
  61. 61.Kh6 Kf3

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