Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz

London m3 · 1846 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Bernhard Horwitz
Result 1-0
Event London m3
Site London
Round 15
Date 1846.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6R1/8/8/1k6/1p1K4/8/8 b - - 3 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 d6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bb6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nf6
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Re8
  11. 11.d5 Ne5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 Rxe5
  14. 14.Bxb6 axb6
  15. 15.O-O Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 f5
  17. 17.f3 fxe4
  18. 18.fxe4 Qe7
  19. 19.Rae1 Re8
  20. 20.Rf4 h6
  21. 21.Qf3 Rxd5
  22. 22.Rf1 Re5
  23. 23.Rf7 Qe6
  24. 24.Rxc7 Rxe4
  25. 25.Rxb7 d5
  26. 26.h3 Re1
  27. 27.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  28. 28.Qf1 Qe3+
  29. 29.Qf2 Qc1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Rf8
  31. 31.Qd4 Rf6
  32. 32.Qxd5+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qe5 Rg6
  34. 34.Re7 Qd2
  35. 35.Qe4 Qd6+
  36. 36.Re5 Kg8
  37. 37.Qd5+ Qxd5
  38. 38.Rxd5 Kf7
  39. 39.Rb5 Ke7
  40. 40.g4 Kd7
  41. 41.Kg3 Kc6
  42. 42.Re5 Rd6
  43. 43.Re3 Kc5
  44. 44.h4 g6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kd4
  46. 46.Re4+ Kd5
  47. 47.Re8 Rf6+
  48. 48.Ke3 Kc4
  49. 49.Re4+ Kd5
  50. 50.Rf4 Rc6
  51. 51.Rb4 Re6+
  52. 52.Kd3 Rf6
  53. 53.Rb5+ Kc6
  54. 54.Re5 Kd6
  55. 55.Rb5 Kc6
  56. 56.Rb4 Rf3+
  57. 57.Ke2 Rh3
  58. 58.Rf4 Rxh4
  59. 59.Rf6+ Kb5
  60. 60.Rxg6 Rh2+
  61. 61.Kf3 Rxb2
  62. 62.Rxh6 Rb3+
  63. 63.Kf4 Rxa3
  64. 64.g5 Ra1
  65. 65.Rh4 Kc5
  66. 66.g6 Ra7
  67. 67.Kf5 b5
  68. 68.Rg4 b4
  69. 69.g7 Rxg7
  70. 70.Rxg7 b3
  71. 71.Ke4 Kb4
  72. 72.Kd3

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