Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 7
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b1k3/pp6/1bpPp2r/4P3/4N3/1B6/P6P/3R1R1K b - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.O-O Qf6
  7. 7.d4 Nge7
  8. 8.Bg5 Qd6
  9. 9.d5 Nd8
  10. 10.Qa4 Bb6
  11. 11.Na3 Qg6
  12. 12.Bxe7 Kxe7
  13. 13.Nxe5 Qf6
  14. 14.Nf3 Qxc3
  15. 15.e5 c6
  16. 16.d6+ Kf8
  17. 17.Bb3 h6
  18. 18.Qh4 g5
  19. 19.Qh5 Qd3
  20. 20.Rad1 Qh7
  21. 21.Nc2 Kg7
  22. 22.Ncd4 Qg6
  23. 23.Qg4 h5
  24. 24.Nf5+ Kf8
  25. 25.Qxg5 Qxg5
  26. 26.Nxg5 h4
  27. 27.Kh1 Rh5
  28. 28.f4 Ne6
  29. 29.g4 hxg3
  30. 30.Nxg3 Rh6
  31. 31.Nxf7 Kxf7
  32. 32.f5 Ke8
  33. 33.fxe6 dxe6
  34. 34.Ne4

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