Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 3
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k1b3R/8/1pR5/p1n5/P1P3Kp/8/8/8 b - - 6 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.d4 Bd7
  5. 5.dxe5 dxe5
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nge7
  8. 8.Bg5 f6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Bc4+ Kh8
  11. 11.Nb5 Nc8
  12. 12.Qd2 Qe8
  13. 13.Rad1 Bg4
  14. 14.Be2 Nd8
  15. 15.c4 Ne6
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.c5 Be7
  18. 18.Qd5 Qc6
  19. 19.Bc4 Be8
  20. 20.a4 Nxc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Qxc6 Bxc6
  23. 23.Nxc7 Nd6
  24. 24.Bb3 Bxe4
  25. 25.Nxa8 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Rxa8
  27. 27.Rd5 b6
  28. 28.Rfd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Kg2 a5
  30. 30.Bc2 g6
  31. 31.h4 Kg7
  32. 32.f4 exf4
  33. 33.Kf3 f5
  34. 34.Kxf4 Kf6
  35. 35.Bb3 h6
  36. 36.h5 gxh5
  37. 37.Bc2 Ke7
  38. 38.Re5+ Kf8
  39. 39.Rxf5+ Ke7
  40. 40.Re5+ Kd7
  41. 41.f3 h4
  42. 42.Kg4 Rg8+
  43. 43.Kxh4 Rg2
  44. 44.Bf5+ Kc6
  45. 45.b3 Bf2+
  46. 46.Kh3 Rg3+
  47. 47.Kh2 Rxf3
  48. 48.Kg2 Rf4
  49. 49.Be6 Bc5
  50. 50.Bd5+ Kd7
  51. 51.Re6 Nf5
  52. 52.Bc4+ Kc7
  53. 53.Rd3 h5
  54. 54.Bb5 Rg4+
  55. 55.Kh2 Rh4+
  56. 56.Rh3 Bd6+
  57. 57.Kg2 Rg4+
  58. 58.Kf1 Ng3+
  59. 59.Kf2 h4
  60. 60.Rh6 Rf4+
  61. 61.Kg2 Be7
  62. 62.Rc6+ Kb7
  63. 63.Rc4 Rf8
  64. 64.Rd4 Kc8
  65. 65.Rd7 Bd8
  66. 66.Rh2 Ne4
  67. 67.Rg7 Nc5
  68. 68.Rh3 Bf6
  69. 69.Rg6 Bd8
  70. 70.Bc4 Rf4
  71. 71.Rf3 Rd4
  72. 72.Rg7 Kb8
  73. 73.Rff7 Rd6
  74. 74.Kh3 Rd2
  75. 75.Rh7 Rd6
  76. 76.Bf1 Ne6
  77. 77.Rd7 Rc6
  78. 78.Kg4 Rc7
  79. 79.Bc4 Rxc4+
  80. 80.bxc4 Kc8
  81. 81.Rd6 Nc5
  82. 82.Rc6+ Kb8
  83. 83.Rh8

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