Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Blackburne

The Game

White	Johannes Zukertort
Black	Joseph Blackburne
Result	1-0
Event	London m
Site	London
Round	11
Date	1881.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A13)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/2b5/3B3p/3BP1P1/8/4PK1P/pr4P1/R7 b - - 7 44

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.e3 Nf6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.a3 Bb7
5. 5.Nc3 d5
6. 6.d4 Nbd7
7. 7.b3 Bd6
8. 8.Bb2 O-O
9. 9.Be2 Re8
10. 10.O-O Nf8
11. 11.Rc1 c6
12. 12.b4 dxc4
13. 13.Bxc4 Ng6
14. 14.Bd3 Qe7
15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
16. 16.Bxe4 Rac8
17. 17.Qb3 Rf8
18. 18.Ne5 Nxe5
19. 19.dxe5 Bb8
20. 20.Rfd1 Rfd8
21. 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8
22. 22.b5 Qe8
23. 23.Qd1 h6
24. 24.h3 Rd8
25. 25.Qc2 Bc8
26. 26.bxc6 Bc7
27. 27.f4 a5
28. 28.a4 Ba6
29. 29.Ba3 b5
30. 30.axb5 Bxb5
31. 31.Bd6 Bb6
32. 32.Qb3 f5
33. 33.Bxf5 a4
34. 34.Qxe6+ Kh8
35. 35.Qxe8+ Rxe8
36. 36.Kf2 g5
37. 37.fxg5 a3
38. 38.c7 Ba6
39. 39.c8=Q Bxc8
40. 40.Bxc8 a2
41. 41.Bb7 Bc7
42. 42.Ra1 Rb8
43. 43.Bd5 Rb2+
44. 44.Kf3

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