Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 1
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q5/7k/5Qp1/6P1/1p1B3K/8/8/8 b - - 3 58

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.Ng5 Nd8
  9. 9.f4 exd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 d5
  12. 12.Bxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.exd5 O-O
  14. 14.Nc3 Re8
  15. 15.Nge4 Qg6
  16. 16.Bf2 c6
  17. 17.Re1 Bd7
  18. 18.Nc5 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Qxe1 Qd6
  20. 20.Qe3 cxd5
  21. 21.Nxd7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Nxd5 Nc6
  23. 23.Nxb6 axb6
  24. 24.Re1 h6
  25. 25.d5 Nb4
  26. 26.Rd1 Nxd5
  27. 27.Qe5 Rxa2
  28. 28.Rxd5 Ra1+
  29. 29.Qxa1 Qxd5
  30. 30.Bxb6 Qe4
  31. 31.g3 h5
  32. 32.Qd4 Qf3
  33. 33.Qe3 Qd1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Qc2+
  35. 35.Qf2 Qc6+
  36. 36.Kg1 h4
  37. 37.Qc5 hxg3
  38. 38.hxg3 Qe4
  39. 39.Kf2 Qh1
  40. 40.Qc8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qg4 Qh2+
  42. 42.Kf1 Qh1+
  43. 43.Bg1 Qd5
  44. 44.Qh3+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qc8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qc5 Qd3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Qd7
  48. 48.Bd4 f6
  49. 49.Kf3 b5
  50. 50.g4 Qb7+
  51. 51.Kg3 b4
  52. 52.Qf5+ Kg8
  53. 53.g5 fxg5
  54. 54.Qe6+ Kh7
  55. 55.fxg5 Qc7+
  56. 56.Kg4 g6
  57. 57.Qf6 Qc8+
  58. 58.Kh4

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