Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz

London m3 · 1846 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Bernhard Horwitz
Result 1-0
Event London m3
Site London
Round 17
Date 1846.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/1pK5/p7/P7/4b3/6R1/8 b - - 12 55

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.d5 Ne5
  8. 8.Nxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nf6
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.Qd3 O-O
  12. 12.Qg3 Bd4
  13. 13.Bxh6 Nh5
  14. 14.Qg5 Qf6
  15. 15.Qxh5 gxh6
  16. 16.Rad1 Kh8
  17. 17.Rd3 Rg8
  18. 18.Rf3 Qg6
  19. 19.Qxg6 Rxg6
  20. 20.Kh1 f6
  21. 21.Nb5 Bb6
  22. 22.d6 Bg4
  23. 23.Rg3 c6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rd8
  25. 25.f3 Bh5
  26. 26.Rh3 Rg5
  27. 27.Rd1 Kg7
  28. 28.Be6 Bd4
  29. 29.d7 Bf7
  30. 30.Bf5 Bg6
  31. 31.f4 Bxf5
  32. 32.exf5 Rxf5
  33. 33.Ne2 Rxd7
  34. 34.g4 Rxf4
  35. 35.Nxf4 exf4
  36. 36.Rhd3 c5
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg6
  38. 38.Kf3 Re7
  39. 39.b4 b6
  40. 40.h4 h5
  41. 41.bxc5 hxg4+
  42. 42.Kxg4 f5+
  43. 43.Kxf4 Re4+
  44. 44.Kf3 Bxc5
  45. 45.Rh1 Kh5
  46. 46.Rd5 Rxh4
  47. 47.Rxh4+ Kxh4
  48. 48.Rxf5 a5
  49. 49.a4 Bg1
  50. 50.Rf8 Bc5
  51. 51.Rg8 Kh5
  52. 52.Ke4 Kh6
  53. 53.Kd5 Kh7
  54. 54.Rg2 Be3
  55. 55.Kc6

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