Carl Schlechter vs John Washington Baird

DSB-09.Kongress · 1894 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black John Washington Baird
Result 1-0
Event DSB-09.Kongress
Site Leipzig
Round 4
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b2k1/6p1/p6p/1p6/3q4/1P6/P1P1QPPP/3R2K1 b - - 4 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.d5 Nb8
  7. 7.Nxe5 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 d6
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Re8
  12. 12.Qd3 a6
  13. 13.Bxd7 Nbxd7
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 Nf8
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxh4
  18. 18.Rxe8 Qxe8
  19. 19.Nxc7 Qd8
  20. 20.Nxa8 Qxa8
  21. 21.Nf5 Bf6
  22. 22.Nxd6 Ne6
  23. 23.Re1 b5
  24. 24.Qb3 Qc6
  25. 25.Ne4 Bd8
  26. 26.Qc3 Qd5
  27. 27.b3 Nf4
  28. 28.Qd2 f5
  29. 29.Qxf4 fxe4
  30. 30.Qxe4 Qd2
  31. 31.Qe2 Qd4
  32. 32.Rd1

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