Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Blackburne

Paris · 1878 · French Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event Paris
Site Paris
Round 7
Date 1878.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/8/8/8/2P2n2/2k5/5r2/3K4 w - - 21 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Bg5 Ne7
  9. 9.Qd2 c6
  10. 10.Rfe1 Ng6
  11. 11.Ne2 Qc7
  12. 12.Bxf6 gxf6
  13. 13.Qh6 Bg4
  14. 14.Nh4 Bxh2+
  15. 15.Kf1 Bf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 Qxf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Nxf4
  18. 18.Bf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Nxf5 Rfe8
  20. 20.g3 Ng6
  21. 21.Nd6 Re7
  22. 22.Rxe7 Nxe7
  23. 23.Re1 Kf8
  24. 24.Nxb7 Rb8
  25. 25.Nc5 Rxb2
  26. 26.Nd7+ Ke8
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Kd8
  28. 28.Nxh7 Rxa2
  29. 29.Ng5 f6
  30. 30.Ne6+ Ke8
  31. 31.c3 a5
  32. 32.Rb1 a4
  33. 33.Rb8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Nd8+ Kg6
  35. 35.Rb7 Nf5
  36. 36.Nxc6 Nd6
  37. 37.Rb6 Ne4
  38. 38.Ne7+ Kg5
  39. 39.Nxd5 Rxf2+
  40. 40.Ke1 Ra2
  41. 41.Ra6 f5
  42. 42.Kd1 Nxg3
  43. 43.Kc1 f4
  44. 44.Kb1 Re2
  45. 45.Nxf4 Kxf4
  46. 46.Rxa4 Ne4
  47. 47.d5 Ke5
  48. 48.d6 Kxd6
  49. 49.Kc1 Ke5
  50. 50.Ra8 Kf4
  51. 51.c4 Ke3
  52. 52.Re8 Kd3
  53. 53.Rd8+ Kc3
  54. 54.Kd1 Re3
  55. 55.Rf8 Nc5
  56. 56.Rf2 Nd3
  57. 57.Rc2+ Kd4
  58. 58.Re2 Rf3
  59. 59.Kd2 Nf4
  60. 60.Re8 Rf2+
  61. 61.Kd1 Kc3

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