Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 5
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3rr1k1/pp4pp/3p2n1/2b3N1/2q1P3/2P2P1P/P2Q1P2/R6K w - - 1 27

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.Qb3 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Bb6
  11. 11.dxe5 Qg6
  12. 12.Qa3 Re8
  13. 13.Nbd2 d6
  14. 14.exd6 cxd6
  15. 15.Bf4 Bc5
  16. 16.Qc1 Bg4
  17. 17.Bg3 Rad8
  18. 18.h3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Nxf3 Qxg3
  20. 20.Kh1 Qg6
  21. 21.Rd3 Qf6
  22. 22.Qd2 Ng6
  23. 23.Ng5 Nce5
  24. 24.Rf3 Nxf3
  25. 25.Bxf7+ Qxf7
  26. 26.gxf3 Qc4

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