Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Blackburne

London m · 1887 · English Opening · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event London m
Site London
Round 14
Date 1887.00.00
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/B7/p2p4/1p1P4/1P6/P2kp3/5pK1/8 w - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.e3 Nc6
  3. 3.a3 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.g3 Nge7
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.Nge2 Be6
  8. 8.Nd5 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Qd7
  10. 10.O-O Nd8
  11. 11.d4 c6
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  13. 13.d5 cxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 Bd7
  15. 15.e4 f5
  16. 16.Be3 Nf7
  17. 17.Qd2 b6
  18. 18.Rac1 Rac8
  19. 19.Nc3 Rc7
  20. 20.Rc2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rfc1 h6
  22. 22.f3 g5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Ne4 Kf8
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Qxc7
  27. 27.Qc3 Qxc3
  28. 28.Nxc3 Bd7
  29. 29.Bf1 Ke7
  30. 30.Kf2 Kd8
  31. 31.Bd3 Kc7
  32. 32.Bg6 Nd8
  33. 33.b4 a6
  34. 34.Ke2 b5
  35. 35.g4 Nb7
  36. 36.Kd3 Kd8
  37. 37.Ne4 Ke7
  38. 38.Bb6 Bf8
  39. 39.Bf2 Bg7
  40. 40.h4 Bf6
  41. 41.hxg5 Bxg5
  42. 42.Nxg5 hxg5
  43. 43.Ke4 Kf6
  44. 44.Bh7 Be8
  45. 45.Bf5 Bg6
  46. 46.Bb6 Bxf5+
  47. 47.gxf5 Kf7
  48. 48.f4 gxf4
  49. 49.Kf3 Ke8
  50. 50.Kg4 Nd8
  51. 51.f6 Nf7
  52. 52.Kf5 Kf8
  53. 53.Bf2 Kg8
  54. 54.Ke6 Kf8
  55. 55.Kf5 Kg8
  56. 56.Ke6 Kf8
  57. 57.Kf5 Nd8
  58. 58.Bb6 Nf7
  59. 59.Bf2 Ke8
  60. 60.Bh4 Kf8
  61. 61.Bf2 Nh6+
  62. 62.Kg5 Kf7
  63. 63.Kxh6 Kxf6
  64. 64.Kh5 Kf5
  65. 65.Ba7 e4
  66. 66.Kh4 e3
  67. 67.Kh3 Ke4
  68. 68.Kg2 f3+
  69. 69.Kg3 f2
  70. 70.Kg2 Kd3

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