Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz

London m3 · 1846 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Bernhard Horwitz
Result 1-0
Event London m3
Site London
Round 1
Date 1846.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5knQ/1pp1B1p1/3q2B1/p2p4/P2b1P2/7P/1P4PK/4R3 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Qf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nd5 Qg6
  6. 6.d3 Nce7
  7. 7.Nh4 Qe6
  8. 8.Ne3 Bc5
  9. 9.Bc4 Qf6
  10. 10.Nf3 d6
  11. 11.c3 Nh6
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.Nxg4 Nxg4
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.Bd2 Qg6
  16. 16.h3 Nf6
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Bb6
  19. 19.e5 Nd7
  20. 20.Qe2 d5
  21. 21.Bd3 Qh5
  22. 22.Kh2 f5
  23. 23.exf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.Rae1 Ng8
  25. 25.Bg5 Qf7
  26. 26.Ne5 Qe6
  27. 27.Qh5+ Kf8
  28. 28.Ng6+ hxg6
  29. 29.Qxh8 Qd6+
  30. 30.f4 Re8
  31. 31.Re2 Bxd4
  32. 32.Rfe1 Kf7
  33. 33.Qh7 Nf6
  34. 34.Rxe7+ Rxe7
  35. 35.Bxg6+ Kf8
  36. 36.Qh8+ Ng8
  37. 37.Bxe7+

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