Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Carl Schlechter

London · 1899 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 22
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5KP1/8/5p1p/p6P/B4kP1/8 b - - 0 56

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 a6
  9. 9.a4 c5
  10. 10.O-O cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Nbd5
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Nd5
  16. 16.Bd2 Rf8
  17. 17.c4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bc3 Nd7
  19. 19.Ng4 Nf6
  20. 20.Bc2 Nxg4
  21. 21.Qxg4 f5
  22. 22.Qf3 Bf6
  23. 23.Rad1 Qc7
  24. 24.Bb3 Bd7
  25. 25.Bb4 Rfe8
  26. 26.d5 Kh8
  27. 27.a5 exd5
  28. 28.cxd5 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Re8
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  31. 31.Qd1 Qe5
  32. 32.d6 Bd7
  33. 33.h3 Qd4
  34. 34.Qxd4 Bxd4
  35. 35.Bd5 b6
  36. 36.axb6 Bxb6
  37. 37.Kf1 Bd4
  38. 38.Bc4 Bc8
  39. 39.Ke2 g5
  40. 40.Kd3 Bf6
  41. 41.Bc3 Kg7
  42. 42.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  43. 43.Kd4 a5
  44. 44.Kc5 a4
  45. 45.Kc6 a3
  46. 46.d7 Bxd7+
  47. 47.Kxd7 Ke5
  48. 48.Ke7 f4
  49. 49.Be6 h6
  50. 50.Kf7 h5
  51. 51.f3 h4
  52. 52.Ba2 Kd4
  53. 53.Kf6 g4
  54. 54.fxg4 Ke3
  55. 55.g5 Kf2
  56. 56.g6

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