Samuel Rosenthal vs Johannes Zukertort

The Game

White	Samuel Rosenthal
Black	Johannes Zukertort
Result	0-1
Event	Paris
Site	Paris
Round	8
Date	1878.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves	31

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/2p3p1/P2p2p1/4p3/4P3/1Q1PnK1q/PP4r1/R7 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 Bc5
6. 6.O-O b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.d3 Bg4
9. 9.h3 Bh5
10. 10.g4 Bg6
11. 11.Nd5 Qd7
12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
13. 13.fxe3 h5
14. 14.Nh4 Nxd5
15. 15.Bxd5 O-O-O
16. 16.Nxg6 fxg6
17. 17.c4 Ne7
18. 18.Bf7 hxg4
19. 19.cxb5 Rxh3
20. 20.bxa6 g3
21. 21.Rf5 Nxf5
22. 22.Qb3 Rdh8
23. 23.Be6 Rh1+
24. 24.Kg2 R8h2+
25. 25.Kf3 Rf2+
26. 26.Kg4 Rh4+
27. 27.Kg5 Rh5+
28. 28.Kg4 Nxe3+
29. 29.Kxg3 Rg2+
30. 30.Kf3 Rh3+
31. 31.Bxh3 Qxh3#

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