Wilfried Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen

Frankfurt MT · 1878 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Wilfried Paulsen
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 1-0
Event Frankfurt MT
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1878.00.00
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Rk1/1p1q3p/p2pN1p1/2pP2Bn/2P3P1/1P6/P5KP/8 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 c5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 f5
  4. 4.g3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.Nge2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.d4 Qc7
  9. 9.d5 e5
  10. 10.b3 d6
  11. 11.Qc2 g6
  12. 12.e4 Rf7
  13. 13.Bd2 fxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Bh3
  16. 16.Bg2 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 Nd7
  18. 18.Nc3 Nf6
  19. 19.f4 exf4
  20. 20.Rxf4 Bf8
  21. 21.Raf1 Bg7
  22. 22.Ne4 Qe7
  23. 23.Ng5 Rff8
  24. 24.Ne6 Nh5
  25. 25.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  26. 26.Bg5 Qd7
  27. 27.Qf2 Bg7
  28. 28.g4 Rf8
  29. 29.Qxf8+ Bxf8
  30. 30.Rxf8#

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