Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m1 · 1866 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event London m1
Site London
Round 5
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/p4nN1/2p4p/8/4P2P/8/P2p4/6K1 w - - 0 45

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.Qd2 f5
  14. 14.Rae1 fxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Nxd5
  16. 16.Neg5 h6
  17. 17.Ne6 Bxe6
  18. 18.Rxe6 Qd7
  19. 19.Rg6 Nf4
  20. 20.Rxg7+ Qxg7
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Nh4 Nxd3
  23. 23.Qxd3 Rf6
  24. 24.Nf5+ Kf8
  25. 25.Qh3 Re8
  26. 26.Qg4 Ree6
  27. 27.Qg7+ Ke8
  28. 28.g4 d5
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc4
  30. 30.Qxb7 Re2
  31. 31.Qg7 Rfe6
  32. 32.h4 d4
  33. 33.Qg8+ Kd7
  34. 34.Qf7+ Kc8
  35. 35.Ng7 Ne3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Re4
  37. 37.f3 d3
  38. 38.fxe4 Nxg4+
  39. 39.Rf2 Bxf2+
  40. 40.Kh1 Re1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Rg1+
  42. 42.Kf3 Ne5+
  43. 43.Kxf2 Nxf7
  44. 44.Kxg1 d2

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