Joseph Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz

The Game

White	Joseph Blackburne
Black	Wilhelm Steinitz
Result	0-1
Event	Vienna playoff-1pl
Site	Vienna
Round	1
Date	1873.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves	33

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/5pp1/b2p1q1p/Q1nBp3/2P1P3/6r1/1r4PP/3R2KR w - - 0 34

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.Qe2 b5
6. 6.Bb3 Bb7
7. 7.d3 Bc5
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.Bg5 h6
10. 10.Bh4 Be7
11. 11.Nbd2 Kh8
12. 12.Nf1 a5
13. 13.a4 bxa4
14. 14.Bxa4 d5
15. 15.Qc2 dxe4
16. 16.dxe4 Nd7
17. 17.Bg3 Nc5
18. 18.Rd1 Qe8
19. 19.Ne3 Ba6
20. 20.Nd5 Bd6
21. 21.Nh4 Rb8
22. 22.Nf6 Qe6
23. 23.Bxc6 Qxf6
24. 24.f3 Rb6
25. 25.Bd5 Rfb8
26. 26.b3 Nxb3
27. 27.Nf5 Nc5
28. 28.c4 Rb2
29. 29.Nxd6 cxd6
30. 30.Qc3 R8b3
31. 31.Qxa5 Re3+
32. 32.Kf1 Rxf3+
33. 33.Kg1 Rxg3

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