Howard Staunton vs Pierre Saint Amant

Paris m · 1843 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Howard Staunton
Black Pierre Saint Amant
Result 1-0
Event Paris m
Site Paris
Round 10
Date 1843.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/7P/2k5/4K3/p4N2/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.exd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Nb3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Nfd4 Rad8
  13. 13.f4 Bc8
  14. 14.c3 a6
  15. 15.h3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bd3 Bd6
  17. 17.Qf3 Ne4
  18. 18.g4 Re7
  19. 19.Bxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qf2 f6
  21. 21.Ne2 Rde8
  22. 22.Rad1 f5
  23. 23.g5 Rf7
  24. 24.Kg2 Be6
  25. 25.Nbd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 Bc4
  27. 27.Rh1 Bd3
  28. 28.h4 Rff8
  29. 29.h5 Qe7
  30. 30.Nb3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rd2 Rfe8
  32. 32.Rhd1 Red8
  33. 33.Nc1 Bc7
  34. 34.h6 g6
  35. 35.Bd4 Bb5
  36. 36.Be3 Rxd2
  37. 37.Qxd2 Rd8
  38. 38.Qc2 Rxd1
  39. 39.Qxd1 Qd7
  40. 40.Qb3+ Qf7
  41. 41.Qd1 Qd7
  42. 42.Qc2 Qd5
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf7
  44. 44.b3 Qc6
  45. 45.c4 Bb6
  46. 46.Qc3 Bxe3+
  47. 47.Qxe3 Bxc4
  48. 48.bxc4 Qxc4
  49. 49.Qb3 Qxb3
  50. 50.axb3 Ke6
  51. 51.Ke3 Kd5
  52. 52.Ne2 b5
  53. 53.Nd4 Kc5
  54. 54.Nxf5 a5
  55. 55.Nd4 a4
  56. 56.bxa4 bxa4
  57. 57.f5 gxf5
  58. 58.g6 f4+
  59. 59.Kxe4 f3
  60. 60.Nxf3 a3
  61. 61.gxh7

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