Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Blackburne

London m · 1887 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m
Site London
Round 8
Date 1887.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/pr3ppp/4p1n1/2b5/2P5/2B3P1/PR3P1P/3B2K1 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.b3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb2 Bd7
  7. 7.Be2 Rc8
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 dxc4
  10. 10.bxc4 Bd6
  11. 11.Nbd2 O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Ne7
  13. 13.Ne5 Ng6
  14. 14.Qb3 Bc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Bf3 Nh4
  17. 17.Bd1 c5
  18. 18.g3 Ng6
  19. 19.Nf3 cxd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Bc5
  21. 21.Nf3 Rb8
  22. 22.Qc2 Ng4
  23. 23.Re2 Qb6
  24. 24.Bc3 Rfd8
  25. 25.Be1 Qc7
  26. 26.Rb1 N6e5
  27. 27.Nxe5 Nxe5
  28. 28.Rxb8 Rxb8
  29. 29.Qe4 Ng6
  30. 30.Bc3 Qb7
  31. 31.Qxb7 Rxb7
  32. 32.Rb2

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