Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Blackburne

London m · 1887 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m
Site London
Round 4
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/p7/2p5/2P1p1r1/P7/5P2/3R1K2/8 b - - 11 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 3.Nbd2 Nd7
  4. 4.e4 e6
  5. 5.Be2 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Ngf6
  7. 7.Qd3 c6
  8. 8.Ng3 Bd6
  9. 9.Bd2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O O-O-O
  11. 11.c4 h5
  12. 12.Rfc1 c5
  13. 13.b4 Nb8
  14. 14.Qa3 h4
  15. 15.Nf1 cxb4
  16. 16.Bxb4 Bxb4
  17. 17.Qxb4 Nc6
  18. 18.Qb2 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 Nxd4
  20. 20.Rc3 h3
  21. 21.Rb1 Nxf3+
  22. 22.gxf3 Qc6
  23. 23.Qa3 Kb8
  24. 24.Rcb3 Rd7
  25. 25.Rb4 Rhd8
  26. 26.Qa5 Rc8
  27. 27.Qe5+ Ka8
  28. 28.Qg3 Rh8
  29. 29.Ne3 Qc7
  30. 30.Qg5 Qc6
  31. 31.Qg3 Ne8
  32. 32.a4 Nd6
  33. 33.Qxg7 Rhd8
  34. 34.Qg4 Nf5
  35. 35.Qxh3 Nd4
  36. 36.Qg2 Nxf3+
  37. 37.Kh1 Rh8
  38. 38.Nf1 f5
  39. 39.R4b3 Nd4
  40. 40.Qxc6 bxc6
  41. 41.Re3 Rg7
  42. 42.Rg3 Rgh7
  43. 43.c5 f4
  44. 44.Rd3 e5
  45. 45.Re1 Rh5
  46. 46.f3 Rg8
  47. 47.Nd2 Nf5
  48. 48.Ne4 Ng3+
  49. 49.Nxg3 fxg3
  50. 50.Rd2 Rgh8
  51. 51.Ree2 Kb8
  52. 52.Kg1 gxh2+
  53. 53.Rxh2 R8h7
  54. 54.Rxh5 Rxh5
  55. 55.Kg2 Rg5+
  56. 56.Kf2 Rf5
  57. 57.Kg3 Rg5+
  58. 58.Kf2 Rf5
  59. 59.Kg3 Rg5+
  60. 60.Kf2

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