Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz

The Game

White	Adolf Anderssen
Black	Wilhelm Steinitz
Result	1-0
Event	London m1
Site	London
Round	9
Date	1866.00.00
Opening	Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/6pP/3P1r2/8/4B3/2Q5/p6P/6RK b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
4. 4.b4 Bxb4
5. 5.c3 Bc5
6. 6.O-O d6
7. 7.d4 exd4
8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
9. 9.d5 Na5
10. 10.Bd3 Ne7
11. 11.Bb2 O-O
12. 12.Nc3 Ng6
13. 13.Ne2 c5
14. 14.Qd2 Bc7
15. 15.Rac1 Rb8
16. 16.Ng3 f6
17. 17.Nf5 b5
18. 18.Kh1 b4
19. 19.Rg1 Bxf5
20. 20.exf5 Ne5
21. 21.Bxe5 fxe5
22. 22.Ng5 Qd7
23. 23.Ne6 Rfc8
24. 24.g4 b3
25. 25.g5 bxa2
26. 26.g6 Nb3
27. 27.gxh7+ Kh8
28. 28.Qg5 Bd8
29. 29.Nxd8 Nxc1
30. 30.f6 Rc7
31. 31.f7 Qxf7
32. 32.Nxf7+ Rxf7
33. 33.Rxc1 Rxf2
34. 34.Qe7 Rbf8
35. 35.Qxa7 R8f7
36. 36.Qb8+ Rf8
37. 37.Qxd6 e4
38. 38.Bxe4 c4
39. 39.Qb4 c3
40. 40.Rg1 R2f7
41. 41.Qxc3 Rf6
42. 42.d6

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