Siegbert Tarrasch vs Louis Paulsen

The Game

White	Siegbert Tarrasch
Black	Louis Paulsen
Result	1-0
Event	DSB-05.Kongress
Site	Frankfurt
Round	6
Date	1887.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/pp2pp2/7r/P1P1QB2/7q/1P4RP/7K b - - 3 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.f4 e6
4. 4.Nf3 d5
5. 5.exd5 exd5
6. 6.d4 Nf6
7. 7.Be3 c4
8. 8.a3 Bd6
9. 9.Be2 O-O
10. 10.O-O a6
11. 11.Ne5 Qb6
12. 12.Qd2 Ne7
13. 13.Bf3 Be6
14. 14.g4 Rad8
15. 15.f5 Bc8
16. 16.Rfd1 Qa5
17. 17.Nxd5 Qb5
18. 18.a4 Qe8
19. 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
20. 20.Nxc4 Qd7
21. 21.Nxd6 Qxd6
22. 22.d5 h5
23. 23.Qg2 Kh7
24. 24.Qh3 Rh8
25. 25.c4 Rdg8
26. 26.Kf2 b6
27. 27.Rd4 Rg7
28. 28.Rg1 Kg8
29. 29.gxh5 Rxg1
30. 30.Kxg1 Nxf5
31. 31.Rg4+ Kf8
32. 32.Bf4 Qc5+
33. 33.Kh1 Ng7
34. 34.Qg3 Nf5
35. 35.Qg1 Qb4
36. 36.Qc1 Qb3
37. 37.Be4 Qh3
38. 38.Bxf5 Bxf5
39. 39.Bd6+ Ke8
40. 40.Qe1+ Be6
41. 41.Rg2 Rxh5
42. 42.dxe6 fxe6
43. 43.Qe4 Kd7
44. 44.Bf4

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