Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs James Mason

Monte Carlo · 1903 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black James Mason
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 23
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/1p4R1/1r6/3P4/8/8/6K1 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.Ne5 Nbd7
  10. 10.f4 Ne4
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Bxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.O-O f5
  14. 14.Rc1 Nf6
  15. 15.Nb5 Nd5
  16. 16.Qb3 Kh8
  17. 17.Nc6 Bxc6
  18. 18.Rxc6 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rd7
  20. 20.g3 a6
  21. 21.Na3 Re8
  22. 22.Nc4 Rf8
  23. 23.Ne5 Rdd8
  24. 24.h4 a5
  25. 25.a3 Qe8
  26. 26.Kf2 Qh5
  27. 27.Qd1 Qxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Kg8
  29. 29.g4 Rf6
  30. 30.g5 Rxc6
  31. 31.Nxc6 Rd6
  32. 32.Rc1 g6
  33. 33.b4 axb4
  34. 34.axb4 Re6
  35. 35.b5 Re8
  36. 36.h5 Ra8
  37. 37.hxg6 hxg6
  38. 38.Ne5 Ra2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Nxe3
  40. 40.Nxg6 Nd5
  41. 41.Nh4 Ra3+
  42. 42.Kh2 Nxf4
  43. 43.Nxf5 e3
  44. 44.Rxc7 e2
  45. 45.Rg7+ Kf8
  46. 46.Re7 Rh3+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rf3
  48. 48.g6 Nxg6
  49. 49.Rxe2 Rxf5
  50. 50.Re6 Rxb5
  51. 51.Rxg6

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