Siegbert Tarrasch vs Joseph Blackburne

Manchester · 1890 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Manchester
Site Manchester
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/R6p/3P2p1/4K3/1p5P/1P6/4n2P/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd7 Qxd7
  12. 12.Qxd4 Bd8
  13. 13.Rad1 Qe6
  14. 14.Qd3 c6
  15. 15.Ne3 f6
  16. 16.Nf5 Bc7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rd8
  18. 18.c4 Rf7
  19. 19.Qh3 Kh8
  20. 20.Nh6 Qxh3
  21. 21.Nxf7+ Kg8
  22. 22.gxh3 Kxf7
  23. 23.f4 Ke6
  24. 24.Kg2 g6
  25. 25.Kf3 Ng7
  26. 26.Re2 Kf7
  27. 27.Red2 Re8
  28. 28.Ba3 c5
  29. 29.Bb2 Ne6
  30. 30.h4 a6
  31. 31.Rg2 b5
  32. 32.Bc3 b4
  33. 33.Bb2 a5
  34. 34.Rdg1 d5
  35. 35.cxd5 Nxf4
  36. 36.Rd2 Bd6
  37. 37.Rdd1 a4
  38. 38.Bc1 Nh5
  39. 39.Rge1 Ra8
  40. 40.Re2 axb3
  41. 41.axb3 Ra1
  42. 42.Rde1 Ng7
  43. 43.Bf4 Rxe1
  44. 44.Rxe1 Ke7
  45. 45.Ra1 Bxf4
  46. 46.Kxf4 Ne8
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kd6
  48. 48.Ra6+ Kd7
  49. 49.e5 fxe5+
  50. 50.Kxe5 Nc7
  51. 51.Rc6 Nb5
  52. 52.Rxc5 Nc3
  53. 53.Ra5 Ne2
  54. 54.Ra7+ Kc8
  55. 55.d6

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