Carl Schlechter vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

DSB-12.Kongress playoff-1pl · 1900 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 0-1
Event DSB-12.Kongress playoff-1pl
Site Munich
Round 2
Date 1900.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3r2pk/7p/8/1P6/3R1R1P/4r1PK/3q4 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.Re1 Be7
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.Bc2 Rf8
  12. 12.Nf1 Ne8
  13. 13.h3 f5
  14. 14.exf5 Bxf5
  15. 15.Bxf5 Rxf5
  16. 16.Ng3 Rf7
  17. 17.Ne4 h6
  18. 18.c4 b6
  19. 19.Be3 a5
  20. 20.Kh2 Nd7
  21. 21.Rg1 Nef6
  22. 22.Nfd2 Nxe4
  23. 23.Nxe4 Nf6
  24. 24.Ng3 Qd7
  25. 25.Qc2 Nh7
  26. 26.Ne4 Qf5
  27. 27.Rac1 Raf8
  28. 28.a3 Bh4
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.axb4 Nf6
  31. 31.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  32. 32.f3 Bg5
  33. 33.Qd2 e4
  34. 34.fxe4 Qe5+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rf2
  36. 36.Qc3 Qxc3
  37. 37.Rxc3 Bxe3
  38. 38.Rxe3 Rc2
  39. 39.e5 dxe5
  40. 40.Rxe5 Rxc4
  41. 41.d6 cxd6
  42. 42.Rb5 Rc6
  43. 43.Ra1 Rf2
  44. 44.Ra3 Rd2
  45. 45.Rf5 d5
  46. 46.Raf3 Rc1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Rcc2
  48. 48.Rf8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rg3 Rc7
  50. 50.Rd8 b5
  51. 51.Rb8 Rd7
  52. 52.Rxb5 d4
  53. 53.Rf3 d3
  54. 54.Rc5 Re2
  55. 55.Rc3 d2
  56. 56.Rcd3 d1=Q

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