Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 2nd · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 2nd
Site Havana
Round 17
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/4k3/6p1/4K1Pp/7P/8/8 w - - 1 71

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.Qa4 Bb6
  10. 10.Bg5 Qd6
  11. 11.Na3 c6
  12. 12.Rad1 Qb8
  13. 13.Bxe7 Kxe7
  14. 14.d6+ Kf8
  15. 15.Qb4 f6
  16. 16.Bb3 g6
  17. 17.Nc4 Kg7
  18. 18.a4 Nf7
  19. 19.Nxb6 axb6
  20. 20.Bxf7 Kxf7
  21. 21.Nxe5+ Kg7
  22. 22.Nc4 b5
  23. 23.axb5 Qa7
  24. 24.b6 Qa4
  25. 25.Qc5 Re8
  26. 26.f3 Qa2
  27. 27.Ne3 Qb3
  28. 28.Rb1 Qf7
  29. 29.Nc4 Ra4
  30. 30.Rb4 Ra2
  31. 31.Qd4 Kg8
  32. 32.Ne3 Ra3
  33. 33.Ra4 Rb3
  34. 34.Rfa1 Kg7
  35. 35.Ra8 Rb5
  36. 36.Rb8 c5
  37. 37.Qd5 Rxb6
  38. 38.Raa8 Qf8
  39. 39.Nc4 Rc6
  40. 40.f4 b5
  41. 41.Rxb5 Ba6
  42. 42.Rxe8 Qxe8
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.Qxc5 Qxe4
  45. 45.Ne3 Qxf4
  46. 46.h3 Bb7
  47. 47.c4 Bc6
  48. 48.Qa3 Qd4
  49. 49.Kh2 f5
  50. 50.c5 f4
  51. 51.Nc2 Qe5
  52. 52.Qa1 Qxa1
  53. 53.Nxa1 Kf6
  54. 54.Nc2 Ke5
  55. 55.Nb4 Bb7
  56. 56.Kg1 Kd4
  57. 57.c6 Bc8
  58. 58.cxd7 Bxd7
  59. 59.Kf2 Ke5
  60. 60.Nd3+ Kxd6
  61. 61.Nxf4 Ke5
  62. 62.Ke3 Kf6
  63. 63.Nd3 h6
  64. 64.Kf4 g5+
  65. 65.Ke3 h5
  66. 66.Nc5 Bc6
  67. 67.g3 h4
  68. 68.g4 Bg2
  69. 69.Ne4+ Bxe4
  70. 70.Kxe4 Ke6

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