Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz

London m3 · 1846 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Bernhard Horwitz
Result 1-0
Event London m3
Site London
Round 21
Date 1846.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A85)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q1k2/5N2/5K1p/8/5pB1/5P2/6rP/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Ne2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Bf4 Nh5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxf4
  11. 11.Qxf4 Ba5
  12. 12.Nb5 a6
  13. 13.Nd6 Bc7
  14. 14.c5 Qe7
  15. 15.Qg3 Bxd6
  16. 16.cxd6 Qf6
  17. 17.Qe3 f4
  18. 18.Qe4 g6
  19. 19.f3 b5
  20. 20.a4 Bb7
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Bxb5 Qg5
  23. 23.Bc4 Na5
  24. 24.Rxa5 Qxa5
  25. 25.Qxb7 Ra7
  26. 26.Qb3 Raa8
  27. 27.Nc3 Rab8
  28. 28.Qa4 Qb6
  29. 29.Rd1 Qxb2
  30. 30.Ne4 Qb4
  31. 31.Qa2 Ra8
  32. 32.Qb3 Qxb3
  33. 33.Bxb3 Rfb8
  34. 34.Rd3 Ra1+
  35. 35.Kf2 Rb1
  36. 36.Ba4 R1b2+
  37. 37.Rd2 Rxd2+
  38. 38.Nxd2 Rb6
  39. 39.Nc4 Rb7
  40. 40.Ke2 Kf8
  41. 41.Kd3 Ke8
  42. 42.Ne5 Ra7
  43. 43.Bb5 g5
  44. 44.Kc4 h6
  45. 45.d5 exd5+
  46. 46.Kxd5 Ra2
  47. 47.Bxd7+ Kd8
  48. 48.Bh3 Rd2+
  49. 49.Ke6 Re2
  50. 50.Kf6 g4
  51. 51.Bxg4 Rxg2
  52. 52.Nf7+ Ke8
  53. 53.d7+ Kf8
  54. 54.d8=Q#

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