Johannes Zukertort vs Szymon Winawer

Paris playoff-1pl · 1878 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Szymon Winawer
Result 1-0
Event Paris playoff-1pl
Site Paris
Round 3
Date 1878.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q1kQ/5r2/3p2r1/p1p5/Pp2P3/3P1p2/1BP2P1P/7K b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.Ne2 Bg4
  10. 10.d3 Bxf3
  11. 11.gxf3 Nd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bxd4
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rb1 Bd4
  16. 16.Qf3 O-O
  17. 17.Kh1 Nd7
  18. 18.Qg2 Nc5
  19. 19.Bd5 Rb8
  20. 20.Bg5 Qd7
  21. 21.Rg1 Ne6
  22. 22.Bb3 Kh8
  23. 23.Bd2 a5
  24. 24.Rbf1 g6
  25. 25.Bh6 Bg7
  26. 26.Be3 f5
  27. 27.Qh3 Qe8
  28. 28.Rg2 f4
  29. 29.Ba7 f3
  30. 30.Rg4 Rb7
  31. 31.Be3 Rf6
  32. 32.Rfg1 c5
  33. 33.Rh4 h5
  34. 34.Bc1 Re7
  35. 35.Bxe6 Rexe6
  36. 36.Bb2 Rf7
  37. 37.Rxg6 Rxg6
  38. 38.Rxh5+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rh8+ Bxh8
  40. 40.Qxh8#

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