Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m1 · 1866 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event London m1
Site London
Round 1
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q1k1/p5p1/1b3qNp/8/P2p2P1/2rR3P/5P2/6K1 b - - 12 36

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.d4 exd4
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.Bb2 Ne7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 c6
  13. 13.Ne2 f5
  14. 14.Rc1 fxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Bf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 Rxf5
  17. 17.dxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Ned4 Rf6
  19. 19.Nxc6 Nexc6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
  21. 21.Rxc6 Nxc6
  22. 22.Qd5+ Qf7
  23. 23.Qxc6 Rd8
  24. 24.a4 d5
  25. 25.Rd1 d4
  26. 26.Rd3 Qf5
  27. 27.Qc4+ Kh8
  28. 28.h3 Rc8
  29. 29.Qb3 h6
  30. 30.g4 Qf6
  31. 31.Qd5 Rc3
  32. 32.Ne5 Rc5
  33. 33.Qa8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qe4+ Kg8
  35. 35.Ng6 Rc3
  36. 36.Qe8+

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