Siegbert Tarrasch vs James Mason

DSB-06.Kongress · 1889 · French Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black James Mason
Result 1-0
Event DSB-06.Kongress
Site Breslau
Round 8
Date 1889.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7r/4pk1R/1p1p4/3P1KP1/P1P5/1P3P2/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Bd3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.c3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 Re8
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nf8
  13. 13.Qb3 b6
  14. 14.Ne5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bg3 a6
  16. 16.Nxg4 Nxg4
  17. 17.Bf5 Bg5
  18. 18.Nf3 Nh6
  19. 19.Bxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Bxc7 Qxc7
  21. 21.Nxg5 Qd6
  22. 22.Qc2 g6
  23. 23.Qd3 Nf7
  24. 24.Nxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Re5 Ra7
  26. 26.Rae1 Kg7
  27. 27.Qe2 Rae7
  28. 28.Qxa6 Qc6
  29. 29.Qe2 b5
  30. 30.h4 Qc4
  31. 31.h5 Qxe2
  32. 32.R1xe2 Kf6
  33. 33.R2e3 Ra8
  34. 34.a3 Rb8
  35. 35.Kf1 Ra8
  36. 36.Ke2 Rg8
  37. 37.Kd3 Rge8
  38. 38.Kc2 Rc8
  39. 39.Kb3 Rc6
  40. 40.Rf3+ Kg7
  41. 41.Rg5 Rc8
  42. 42.hxg6 h6
  43. 43.Rg4 Rc4
  44. 44.Rf7+ Rxf7
  45. 45.gxf7+ Kxf7
  46. 46.Rg3 Ra4
  47. 47.Rh3 Kg6
  48. 48.Rf3 Kg7
  49. 49.Kc2 Ra8
  50. 50.Kd3 Kg6
  51. 51.Ke3 Kg7
  52. 52.Kf4 Kf6
  53. 53.Rh3 Rh8
  54. 54.g4 Rh7
  55. 55.Rxh6+

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