Siegbert Tarrasch vs Joseph Blackburne

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C61)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4N3/4k1p1/8/2P1K1PP/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 exd4
  5. 5.d3 g6
  6. 6.c3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O Ne7
  8. 8.cxd4 Bxd4
  9. 9.Nc3 c6
  10. 10.Bc4 d6
  11. 11.Be3 Bg7
  12. 12.Qf3 O-O
  13. 13.Bb3 Kh8
  14. 14.Qg3 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Qh3 e5
  17. 17.Bg5 Bf6
  18. 18.Bh6 Bg7
  19. 19.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  20. 20.Rad1 c5
  21. 21.Ne2 Nc6
  22. 22.f4 Qe7
  23. 23.f5 Nd4
  24. 24.Nc3 Qg5
  25. 25.fxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Qd7+ Kh6
  27. 27.Qxd6 Rad8
  28. 28.Qxf8+ Rxf8
  29. 29.Rxf8 Kg7
  30. 30.Rf2 Qh5
  31. 31.Rdf1 g5
  32. 32.h3 Ne6
  33. 33.Rf7+ Qxf7
  34. 34.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  35. 35.Nd5 b5
  36. 36.Kf2 Nd4
  37. 37.Ne3 Ke6
  38. 38.Ke1 a5
  39. 39.Kd2 a4
  40. 40.Nc2 Nc6
  41. 41.Ne1 Nd4
  42. 42.Ke3 Kf6
  43. 43.Nf3 Ne6
  44. 44.g3 Nf8
  45. 45.Ng1 Nd7
  46. 46.Ne2 b4
  47. 47.Ng1 Nb6
  48. 48.Nf3 c4
  49. 49.d4 c3
  50. 50.dxe5+ Kg6
  51. 51.bxc3 b3
  52. 52.axb3 axb3
  53. 53.Nd2 b2
  54. 54.Kd3 Kf7
  55. 55.Kc2 Ke6
  56. 56.Kxb2 Kxe5
  57. 57.Kc2 Nd7
  58. 58.Kd3 Nc5+
  59. 59.Ke3 Ne6
  60. 60.Nf3+ Kf6
  61. 61.e5+ Kf5
  62. 62.Nd4+ Kxe5
  63. 63.Nxe6

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