Siegbert Tarrasch vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Vienna playoff-1pl · 1898 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1-0
Event Vienna playoff-1pl
Site Vienna
Round 3
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7K/3p4/8/2p5/2k3P1/8/3R4 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Ne7
  9. 9.Bc4 Be6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Nh4 Ng6
  13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.f4 Kg7
  15. 15.f5 exf5
  16. 16.exf5 Rh8
  17. 17.fxg6 Rh6
  18. 18.Rb1 b6
  19. 19.Rb4 Qd7
  20. 20.Rxf6 Kxf6
  21. 21.Qf3+ Kg7
  22. 22.Qxa8 c5
  23. 23.Rb1 Rxg6
  24. 24.Rf1 Qe7
  25. 25.c4 e4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Qxe4
  27. 27.dxe4 Rg4
  28. 28.Re1 Kf6
  29. 29.g3 Ke5
  30. 30.c3 Rg7
  31. 31.Kg2 Rb7
  32. 32.a4 a6
  33. 33.h4 b5
  34. 34.axb5 axb5
  35. 35.cxb5 Rxb5
  36. 36.Kh3 c4
  37. 37.Kg4 Rb2
  38. 38.h5 Rc2
  39. 39.Rh1 Ra2
  40. 40.h6 Ra8
  41. 41.h7 Rh8
  42. 42.Kg5 Kxe4
  43. 43.Kg6 Kd3
  44. 44.Kg7 Rxh7+
  45. 45.Kxh7 Kxc3
  46. 46.Rd1

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