Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1882 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 27
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pkp/3P2p1/p3P3/8/2P4P/P5PK/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Bf8
  6. 6.d4 Qe7
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Qb3 g6
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Rd1 Bh6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qf6
  12. 12.Ba3 Nge7
  13. 13.Bd5 O-O
  14. 14.Bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Qb4 c5
  16. 16.Qxc5 Nc6
  17. 17.Nc4 Re8
  18. 18.Nd6 cxd6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Bg4
  20. 20.Rxd6 Qg7
  21. 21.Rad1 Bg5
  22. 22.Nxg5 Bxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Rac8
  24. 24.Qa4 Qf6
  25. 25.Nf3 Qe6
  26. 26.Rd5 Qb6
  27. 27.Bb4 Re6
  28. 28.Nxe5 Rce8
  29. 29.Rd6 Qb8
  30. 30.Nd7 Qd8
  31. 31.e5 a5
  32. 32.Ba3 Rxd6
  33. 33.Bxd6 Re6
  34. 34.h3 Qg5
  35. 35.f4 Qg3
  36. 36.Nc5 Rxd6
  37. 37.exd6 Qe3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qxc5
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qe5+ Qxe5
  41. 41.fxe5

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