Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m1 · 1866 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event London m1
Site London
Round 11
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p4p1/4bp1p/7q/4P1n1/Q5P1/p7/5R1K w - - 0 44

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.Bb2 Ne7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 c6
  13. 13.Qd2 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Ng6
  15. 15.Nxb6 Qxb6
  16. 16.Rab1 Qd8
  17. 17.Nd4 Ne5
  18. 18.Ba1 Nxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Nc6
  20. 20.Nb5 Qe7
  21. 21.Nxd6 Rd8
  22. 22.Qg3 f6
  23. 23.Rbd1 Be6
  24. 24.Rfe1 Bxa2
  25. 25.Nf5 Qf8
  26. 26.Nd6 Rd7
  27. 27.Rd2 Rad8
  28. 28.Red1 Be6
  29. 29.h4 a5
  30. 30.Bc3 a4
  31. 31.Rd3 a3
  32. 32.h5 h6
  33. 33.R3d2 a2
  34. 34.Bb2 Ne5
  35. 35.Ba3 Rxd6
  36. 36.Bxd6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 Qxd6
  38. 38.Rc1 Qd4
  39. 39.Qa3 Ng4
  40. 40.Rf1 Nxf2
  41. 41.Kh2 Ng4+
  42. 42.Kh1 Qe5
  43. 43.g3 Qxh5+

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