St Petersburg preliminary
 
St Petersburg / 1914.04.26
 
Black: Blackburne, Joseph Henry
 

 
White: Tarrasch, Siegbert

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C61: Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defence
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. O-O Ne7 8. cxd4 Bxd4 9. Nc3 c6 10. Bc4 d6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bb3 Kh8 14. Qg3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qh3 e5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rad1 c5 21. Ne2 Nc6 22. f4 Qe7 23. f5 Nd4 24. Nc3 Qg5 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Qd7+ Kh6 27. Qxd6 Rad8 28. Qxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rxf8 Kg7 30. Rf2 Qh5 31. Rdf1 g5 32. h3 Ne6 33. Rf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Nd5 b5 36. Kf2 Nd4 37. Ne3 Ke6 38. Ke1 a5 39. Kd2 a4 40. Nc2 Nc6 41. Ne1 Nd4 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Nf3 Ne6 44. g3 Nf8 45. Ng1 Nd7 46. Ne2 b4 47. Ng1 Nb6 48. Nf3 c4 49. d4 c3 50. dxe5+ Kg6 51. bxc3 b3 52. axb3 axb3 53. Nd2 b2 54. Kd3 Kf7 55. Kc2 Ke6 56. Kxb2 Kxe5 57. Kc2 Nd7 58. Kd3 Nc5+ 59. Ke3 Ne6 60. Nf3+ Kf6 61. e5+ Kf5 62. Nd4+ Kxe5 63. Nxe6 (White wins)