Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 13
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/4Q3/4P3/4P2p/1K6/7k b - - 0 64

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.d5 Nd8
  9. 9.Bg5 Qd6
  10. 10.Qa4 f6
  11. 11.Bc1 Bb6
  12. 12.Na3 c6
  13. 13.Bb3 Bc5
  14. 14.Rd1 b5
  15. 15.Qa5 Nb7
  16. 16.Qa6 Nd8
  17. 17.Qa5 Nb7
  18. 18.Qa6 Nd8
  19. 19.Qa5 Nb7
  20. 20.Qa6 Qc7
  21. 21.dxc6 dxc6
  22. 22.Nxb5 cxb5
  23. 23.Qxb5+ Bd7
  24. 24.Bf7+ Kd8
  25. 25.Rb1 Nd6
  26. 26.Qb3 Qb6
  27. 27.Qc2 Qc6
  28. 28.Bb3 a5
  29. 29.Be3 Bxe3
  30. 30.fxe3 a4
  31. 31.Bd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Rxd5 Re8
  33. 33.Rbd1 Re6
  34. 34.c4 Ra7
  35. 35.c5 Nc8
  36. 36.Nd2 Ke8
  37. 37.Nc4 Re7
  38. 38.Qe2 a3
  39. 39.Qh5+ g6
  40. 40.Qh4 Ra4
  41. 41.Rd6 Nxd6
  42. 42.Nxd6+ Kd8
  43. 43.Qxf6 Ra5
  44. 44.Qf8+ Re8
  45. 45.Nxe8 Qxc5
  46. 46.Qxc5 Rxc5
  47. 47.Nf6 Rc7
  48. 48.Kf1 Kc8
  49. 49.Rxd7 Rxd7
  50. 50.Nxd7 Kxd7
  51. 51.Ke2 Kc6
  52. 52.Kd3 Kb5
  53. 53.Kc3 h5
  54. 54.Kb3 g5
  55. 55.Kxa3 Kc4
  56. 56.Kb2 Kd3
  57. 57.a4 Ke2
  58. 58.a5 Kf2
  59. 59.a6 Kxg2
  60. 60.a7 Kxh2
  61. 61.a8=Q h4
  62. 62.Qg8 h3
  63. 63.Qxg5 Kh1
  64. 64.Qxe5

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