Joseph Blackburne vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1882 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 18
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b1rk1/3Q3p/5pnB/1p1br3/2p1p3/2P5/1PB2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nge7
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.c3 c5
  10. 10.Qd1 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Qd7
  12. 12.Re1 c4
  13. 13.Bc2 Ng6
  14. 14.Nd2 Be7
  15. 15.Nf1 O-O
  16. 16.Qh5 Rae8
  17. 17.Ng3 Bd8
  18. 18.Nf5 f6
  19. 19.a4 d5
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.Be3 dxe4
  22. 22.Red1 Qc7
  23. 23.Qh3 Re5
  24. 24.Rd7 Qxd7
  25. 25.Nh6+ gxh6
  26. 26.Qxd7 Bd5
  27. 27.Bxh6

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