Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Baden-Baden · 1870 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Baden-Baden
Site Baden-Baden
Round 5
Date 1870.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/R7/6pk/7p/5p2/8/P4PP1/3q1BK1 b - - 1 37

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 Nce7
  10. 10.e5 Nh6
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Bxh6 gxh6
  13. 13.Ne4 dxe5
  14. 14.Nf6+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxe5 Ng6
  16. 16.Nxg6+ hxg6
  17. 17.Ne4 Kh7
  18. 18.Qd2 f5
  19. 19.Nc3 Qf6
  20. 20.Rfe1 Bd7
  21. 21.d6 Rae8
  22. 22.dxc7 Bc6
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 Bxc7
  25. 25.Qd7+ Qg7
  26. 26.Rxe8 Bxh2+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qxd7
  28. 28.Rxf8 Be5
  29. 29.Rb1 Qd4
  30. 30.Rxb7+ Bg7
  31. 31.Rff7 Qd1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qh5+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qd1+
  34. 34.Bf1 h5
  35. 35.Rxg7+ Kh6
  36. 36.Rxa7 f4
  37. 37.Rg8

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