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Johannes Von Minckwitz vs Adolf Anderssen, 1871

This replay preserves the complete 80-ply score of Anderssen playing Black across 40 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
Johannes Von Minckwitz
Black
Adolf Anderssen
Event
Krefeld MT playoff-1pl
Year
1871
Result
0-1
Opening
C30 King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation

Opening reference: King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (C30).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 60 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 12 captures and 3 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 36 legal choices. The source score ends after 40...Rd1+ with the recorded result 0-1. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 7...dxe5 — Recapture on e57...dxe5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 18...Ne6 — Improve the knight18...Ne6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 20...Nxd4 — Recapture on d420...Nxd4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 28...Qe7 — Create pressure on c528...Qe7 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 38...Rd3 — Rook on the open d-file38...Rd3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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Johannes Von Minckwitz vs Adolf Anderssen, 1871

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...b4

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.f4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nf3 ranked higher · f4 exf4.

  4. 2...Bc5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to c5; from c5 it attacks White's knight on g1.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; exf4 ranked higher · Bc5 Nf3.

  5. 3.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 d6 c3 Nf6.

  6. 3...d6 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 c3 Nf6 fxe5.

  7. 4.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bc4.

  8. 4...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 Nc3 O-O fxe5.

  9. 5.d3 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d3; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d3 Nc6.

  10. 5...c6 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c6; from there it controls d5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c6 fxe5.

  11. 6.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nc3.

  12. 6...Qe7 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to e7; from there it controls e5, d6 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe7 fxe5 dxe5 Bg5.

  13. 7.fxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; from e5 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on d6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe5 dxe5 Qe2 O-O.

  14. 7...dxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe5 a4.

  15. 8.Qe2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to e2; from there it controls e4, d3 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe2 Nbd7 a4 Nf8.

  16. 8...b5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Bb3.

  17. 9.Bb3 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from c4 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb3 O-O a4 Be6.

  18. 9...a5 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a5 a4 O-O Bg5.

  19. 10.a4 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a4 O-O Bd2 Be6.

  20. 10...b4 Create pressure on c3

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b5 to b4; from b4 it attacks White's knight on c3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · b4 Nd1 O-O Be3.

Middlegame · 11.Nd1 to 40...Rd1+

  1. 11.Nd1 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to d1; from there it controls c3 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd1 Nbd7.

  2. 11...Ba6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to a6; from a6 it attacks White's pawn on d3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nbd7 ranked higher · Ba6 Ne3.

  3. 12.Ne3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from d1 to e3; from there it controls d5, c4 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne3 Bxe3 Bxe3 c5.

  4. 12...g6 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g6; from there it controls f5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · g6 Nc4.

  5. 13.Nc4 Create pressure on a5

    Board fact: White moves the knight from e3 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on a5 and Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc4 Bxc4 Bxc4 h6.

  6. 13...Nbd7 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to d7; from there it controls e5, c5 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nbd7 Rf1 Bxc4 Bxc4.

  7. 14.Be3 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to e3; from e3 it attacks Black's bishop on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bd2 ranked higher · Be3 Bxe3.

  8. 14...Bd6 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from c5 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Bxe3 ranked higher · Bd6 Nxd6+ Qxd6 Nd2.

  9. 15.O-O-O Queenside castling

    Board fact: White castles queenside, moving the king to c1 and the rook to d1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · O-O-O Bc5 Bd2 h6.

  10. 15...Bc7 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from d6 to c7; from there it controls e5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc7 Rhf1 Nc5 Bxc5.

  11. 16.h3 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rhf1 ranked higher · h3 Nc5.

  12. 16...Nh5 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from there it controls f4 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh5 Qf2 O-O-O Kb1.

  13. 17.Qf2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e2 to f2; from there it controls e3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf2 O-O-O g4 Ng7.

  14. 17...Ng7 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to g7; from there it controls e6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng7.

  15. 18.Rhf1 Rook on the semi-open f-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from h1 to f1; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from f1 it reinforces the queen on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rhf1 Ne6 h4 f6.

  16. 18...Ne6 Improve the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from g7 to e6; from there it controls d4, c5 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  17. 19.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d3 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4.

  18. 19...exd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks White's bishop on e3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Bxd4.

  19. 20.Nxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's knight recaptures the pawn on d4; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on e6 and Black's pawn on c6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 O-O.

  20. 20...Nxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: Black's knight recaptures the knight on d4; from d4 it attacks White's bishop on b3 and White's pawn on c2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd4 Bxd4 O-O Kb1.

  21. 21.Rxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's rook recaptures the knight on d4; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on d7; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxd4 O-O-O Qxf7 Rde8.

  22. 21...Bxc4 Exchange on c4

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the knight on c4; from c4 it attacks White's rook on f1 and White's bishop on b3; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc4.

  23. 22.Rxc4 Recapture on c4

    Board fact: White's rook recaptures the bishop on c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on b4 and Black's pawn on c6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxc4 Ne5 Bc5 Qg5+.

  24. 22...Ne5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from d7 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's rook on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne5 Bc5 Qg5+ Kb1.

  25. 23.Bc5 Create pressure on e7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from e3 to c5; from c5 it attacks Black's queen on e7 and Black's pawn on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rc5 ranked higher · Bc5 Bd6 Bxd6 Qxd6.

  26. 23...Qg5+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e7 to g5; the move checks White's king; from g5 it attacks White's pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bd6 ranked higher · Qg5+ Be3.

  27. 24.Be3 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the bishop from c5 to e3; from e3 it attacks Black's queen on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be3 Qe7.

  28. 24...Qe7 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from g5 to e7; from there it controls e5, c5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe7.

  29. 25.Bc5 Create pressure on e7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from e3 to c5; from c5 it attacks Black's queen on e7 and Black's pawn on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rc5 ranked higher · Bc5 Bd6 Bd4 Nxc4.

  30. 25...Bd6 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from c7 to d6; from d6 it attacks White's bishop on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd6 Bxd6.

  31. 26.Bxd6 Exchange on d6

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on d6; from d6 it attacks Black's queen on e7 and Black's knight on e5; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxd6 Qxd6.

  32. 26...Qxd6 Recapture on d6

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the bishop on d6; from d6 it reinforces the knight on e5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxd6.

  33. 27.Rc5 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the rook from c4 to c5; from c5 it attacks Black's knight on e5 and Black's pawn on a5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rc5 O-O Rd1 Qe7.

  34. 27...O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: Black castles kingside, moving the king to g8 and the rook to f8. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O Rd1.

  35. 28.Rd1 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to d1; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d1 it attacks Black's queen on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd1 Qe7 Kb1 h5.

  36. 28...Qe7 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d6 to e7; from e7 it attacks White's rook on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe7 Kb1.

  37. 29.Qd4 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from f2 to d4; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on e5 and Black's pawn on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Kb1 ranked higher · Qd4 Rfe8.

  38. 29...Rfe8 Rook on the semi-open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to e8; the rook now works on a semi-open e-file; from e8 it reinforces the queen on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rfe8 Qg1 Kg7 Kb1.

  39. 30.Rd2 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d1 to d2; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd2.

  40. 30...Kg7 Reposition the king

    Board fact: Black moves the king from g8 to g7; from there it controls f6.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; h5 ranked higher · Kg7.

  41. 31.Rf2 Rook on the semi-open f-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d2 to f2; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from f2 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Rxc6 ranked higher · Rf2.

  42. 31...f6 Advance the f-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f7 to f6; from there it controls e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f6 Rf1.

  43. 32.Qe3 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d4 to e3; from there it controls d4, e4 and c3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rf1 ranked higher · Qe3 Qa7.

  44. 32...Red8 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e8 to d8; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qa7 ranked higher · Red8 g4 Rd6 Kb1.

  45. 33.Rd2 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f2 to d2; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d2 it attacks Black's rook on d8.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Rf1 ranked higher · Rd2 Rxd2 Kxd2 Rd8+.

  46. 33...Rxd2 Exchange on d2

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the rook on d2; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d2 it attacks White's pawn on c2 and White's pawn on g2; black is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxd2 Kxd2 Rd8+ Ke2.

  47. 34.Kxd2 Recapture on d2

    Board fact: White's king recaptures the rook on d2; from d2 it reinforces the queen on e3; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kxd2 Rd8+ Ke1 Qa7.

  48. 34...Qd6+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e7 to d6; the move checks White's king; from d6 it attacks White's rook on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qa7 ranked higher · Qd6+ Kc1 Rd8 Kb1.

  49. 35.Ke2 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from d2 to e2; from there it controls d3, e3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Kc1 ranked higher · Ke2 Rd8 Kf2 Qc7.

  50. 35...Qc7 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d6 to c7; from there it controls e5, c6 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc7 Kd1 Rd8+ Ke1.

  51. 36.c3 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c3; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c3 it attacks Black's pawn on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c3 Rd8.

  52. 36...Rd8 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to d8; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd8 Kf1 Qa7 Bc2.

  53. 37.Qf4 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e3 to f4; from f4 it attacks Black's knight on e5 and Black's pawn on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; cxb4 ranked higher · Qf4 g5.

  54. 37...g5 Create pressure on f4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g6 to g5; from g5 it attacks White's queen on f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g5 Qg3 Rd2+ Kxd2.

  55. 38.Qe3 Create pressure on g5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from f4 to e3; from e3 it attacks Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qe3 Rd3 Qf2 Qd6.

  56. 38...Rd3 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d8 to d3; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d3 it attacks White's queen on e3 and White's pawn on c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd3 Qf2 Qd6 Kf1.

  57. 39.Qf2 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e3 to f2; from f2 it attacks Black's pawn on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf2 Qd6 Kf1 Rd1+.

  58. 39...Qd6 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c7 to d6; from d6 it attacks White's rook on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd6 Kf1 Rd1+ Bxd1.

  59. 40.Kf1 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from e2 to f1; from f1 it reinforces the queen on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf1 Rd1+ Bxd1 Qxd1+.

  60. 40...Rd1+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d3 to d1; the move checks White's king; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd1+ Bxd1 Qxd1+ Qe1.

PGN

[Event "Krefeld MT playoff-1pl"] [Site "?"] [Date "1871.??.??"] [White "Von Minckwitz, Johannes"] [Black "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 c6 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Qe2 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 Ba6 12. Ne3 g6 13. Nc4 Nbd7 14. Be3 Bd6 15. O-O-O Bc7 16. h3 Nh5 17. Qf2 Ng7 18. Rhf1 Ne6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne5 23. Bc5 Qg5+ 24. Be3 Qe7 25. Bc5 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Rc5 O-O 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qd4 Rfe8 30. Rd2 Kg7 31. Rf2 f6 32. Qe3 Red8 33. Rd2 Rxd2 34. Kxd2 Qd6+ 35. Ke2 Qc7 36. c3 Rd8 37. Qf4 g5 38. Qe3 Rd3 39. Qf2 Qd6 40. Kf1 Rd1+ 0-1

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Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:7e28d0512e8077df7819c1e0a382742c2b10095999436ad160e9536789e08869 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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White="Von Minckwitz, Johannes"; Black="Anderssen, Adolf"; Event="WSB-09.Kongress playoff-1pl"; Date="1871.??.??"; Result="0-1".
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