Ball vs Wilhelm Steinitz

GBR tour sim · 1874 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ball
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GBR tour sim
Site Great Britain
Date 1874.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4r3/2p3k1/1b4pp/8/1PQp4/q2N2P1/2R2P1P/6K1 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Bg7
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Qc1 Kh7
  15. 15.Nd1 Nh5
  16. 16.c3 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Rxf5
  18. 18.Bc2 Re5
  19. 19.Rxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Ne3 d5
  21. 21.g3 Qf6
  22. 22.Ng2 Qg7
  23. 23.Nh4 Be8
  24. 24.Bd3 c5
  25. 25.b3 Nf6
  26. 26.Bxa6 Ne4
  27. 27.Nf3 Bf6
  28. 28.Qc2 Nxd2
  29. 29.Nxd2 Bxc3
  30. 30.Rc1 Bb4
  31. 31.Bd3 Bf7
  32. 32.Nb1 Rf8
  33. 33.a3 Ba5
  34. 34.Qxc5 Bb6
  35. 35.Qc3 Qg8
  36. 36.b4 Be6
  37. 37.Rc2 Qf7
  38. 38.Qe1 Bh3
  39. 39.Nc3 Qf3
  40. 40.Bf1 Bxf1
  41. 41.Qxf1 d4
  42. 42.Nd1 Re8
  43. 43.Nb2 Qxa3
  44. 44.Qc4 Kg7
  45. 45.Nd3

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