Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz

London · 1851 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Bernhard Horwitz
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 3
Date 1851.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A91)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/p6K/8/7q/7k/4Q3 w - - 1 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 f5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Na6
  7. 7.Nge2 d6
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.a3 Nc7
  10. 10.f4 d5
  11. 11.b3 b6
  12. 12.Bb2 Ba6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Nd1 Nce8
  15. 15.Rc1 Rc8
  16. 16.c5 bxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Qxc5 Bxe2
  19. 19.Rf2 Bxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Nd6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Rxf6
  22. 22.Rc2 Rff8
  23. 23.Rd4 Ne4
  24. 24.Bxe4 fxe4
  25. 25.Ra4 Rc7
  26. 26.b4 Rfc8
  27. 27.Ra6 Kf7
  28. 28.Kg2 Qe7
  29. 29.g4 Qxc5
  30. 30.Rxc5 Ke7
  31. 31.Rca5 Ra8
  32. 32.Kg3 Kd7
  33. 33.Rc5 Rb8
  34. 34.Rca5 Rbb7
  35. 35.h4 Kc8
  36. 36.h5 Kb8
  37. 37.Rc5 Rb6
  38. 38.Ra4 Kb7
  39. 39.g5 Rb5
  40. 40.Kg4 Kb6
  41. 41.Ra5 Rxa5
  42. 42.Rxa5 c5
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.bxc5+ Kxc5
  45. 45.f5 exf5+
  46. 46.Kxf5 Kd6
  47. 47.a4 a5
  48. 48.h6 gxh6
  49. 49.gxh6 Kc6
  50. 50.Kf4 Kc5
  51. 51.Kf5 Kc4
  52. 52.Ke5 Kd3
  53. 53.Kf6 Kxe3
  54. 54.Kg7 d4
  55. 55.Kxh7 d3
  56. 56.Kg6 d2
  57. 57.h7 d1=Q
  58. 58.h8=Q Qxa4
  59. 59.Qh3+ Kd4
  60. 60.Qe6 Qb5
  61. 61.Qf6+ Qe5
  62. 62.Qf2+ e3
  63. 63.Qb2+ Ke4
  64. 64.Qb1+ Kf3
  65. 65.Qf1+ Kg4
  66. 66.Qg2+ Qg3
  67. 67.Qe4+ Kh3+
  68. 68.Kh5 Kh2
  69. 69.Qc2+ Kh3
  70. 70.Qf5+ Kg2
  71. 71.Qc2+ Qf2
  72. 72.Qg6+ Kh2
  73. 73.Qd6+ Qg3
  74. 74.Qd3 Qh3+
  75. 75.Kg5 e2
  76. 76.Qd2 Qg2+
  77. 77.Kh5 e1=Q
  78. 78.Qxe1 Qh3+

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