Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 9
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R6/8/8/4k3/4p2P/2K5/5r2 w - - 6 57

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 b6
  11. 11.Na3 a6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bxc3
  13. 13.Rac1 Qb4
  14. 14.Nb5 Qxb5
  15. 15.Qxb5 axb5
  16. 16.Rxc3 c5
  17. 17.dxc6 Ndxc6
  18. 18.Bxe7 Kxe7
  19. 19.Bd5 f6
  20. 20.Bxc6 dxc6
  21. 21.Rxc6 Bd7
  22. 22.Rxb6 Rhb8
  23. 23.Rxb8 Rxb8
  24. 24.Rb1 Bc6
  25. 25.Re1 Ra8
  26. 26.Re2 Ra4
  27. 27.Rb2 Rxe4
  28. 28.h3 Kd6
  29. 29.Nd2 Ra4
  30. 30.f3 f5
  31. 31.Kf2 Ra3
  32. 32.Nb1 Rd3
  33. 33.Ke2 e4
  34. 34.Nd2 Ra3
  35. 35.fxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Nb1 Rg3
  37. 37.Kf2 Rd3
  38. 38.Ke2 h5
  39. 39.Nd2 Rg3
  40. 40.Kf2 Ra3
  41. 41.Nf1 Bd5
  42. 42.Rxb5 Rxa2+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rxg2
  44. 44.Kd4 Bc6
  45. 45.Rxh5 Ra2
  46. 46.Ne3 Rd2+
  47. 47.Kc4 Bd7
  48. 48.Rg5 Be6+
  49. 49.Kb4 Rd4+
  50. 50.Kb5 Rd3
  51. 51.Nc4+ Bxc4+
  52. 52.Kxc4 Rd1
  53. 53.Rxg7 e3
  54. 54.Rb7 Ke5
  55. 55.Kc3 Ke4
  56. 56.Kc2 Rf1

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