Samuel Rosenthal vs Louis Paulsen

Vienna · 1873 · French Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Samuel Rosenthal
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1873.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/8/p2Q4/5P2/1pp4P/4K3/8 b - - 7 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.Bg5 c6
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.g4 Bg6
  11. 11.Ne5 Qb6
  12. 12.Bxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Qd3 Nh7
  14. 14.Be3 Qc7
  15. 15.f4 Nd7
  16. 16.g5 Rae8
  17. 17.Kg2 Qc8
  18. 18.Ne2 Nb6
  19. 19.Ng3 Nc4
  20. 20.Bc1 Nb6
  21. 21.b3 c5
  22. 22.c3 Qc7
  23. 23.Bd2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rh1 cxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Qc2
  26. 26.Qe3 Bb4
  27. 27.Rhd1 Bc3
  28. 28.Rab1 Qxa2
  29. 29.Rbc1 Bb4
  30. 30.Rxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Kf3 Qc2
  32. 32.Ke2 Rc3
  33. 33.Nd3 Rxb3
  34. 34.Qe8+ Bf8
  35. 35.Ne5 Qc7
  36. 36.Nf5 Nc4
  37. 37.Rc1 Rb2
  38. 38.Rxc4 dxc4
  39. 39.Kd1 Rxd2+
  40. 40.Kxd2 Qa5+
  41. 41.Ke2 Qc7
  42. 42.d5 gxf5
  43. 43.d6 Qxd6
  44. 44.Qxf7+ Kh8
  45. 45.Ng6+ Qxg6
  46. 46.Qxg6 b5
  47. 47.Qxf5 b4
  48. 48.Qc8 c3
  49. 49.g6 a5
  50. 50.gxh7 b3
  51. 51.Qxf8+ Kxh7
  52. 52.Qf5+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qg5+ Kh7
  54. 54.Qh5+ Kg8
  55. 55.Qd5+

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