Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Cable m · 1890 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Cable m
Round 1
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1kbr1q2/1p5p/1R1Pp1p1/Q3p3/P7/2P5/3R1PPP/6K1 b - - 0 38

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 Nh6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qd6
  9. 9.d5 Nd8
  10. 10.Qa4 Bb6
  11. 11.Na3 c6
  12. 12.Be2 Bc7
  13. 13.Nc4 Qf8
  14. 14.d6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Nb6 Rb8
  16. 16.Qxa7 Ne6
  17. 17.Bc1 Ng8
  18. 18.Ba3 c5
  19. 19.Rad1 Nf6
  20. 20.Bc4 Bc7
  21. 21.Nd5 Bd6
  22. 22.Nh4 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nf5 g6
  24. 24.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  25. 25.Bxd5 Qc7
  26. 26.Bxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.Bxc5 Ra8
  28. 28.Qxa8 Qxc5
  29. 29.Qa4 Kd8
  30. 30.Rd2 Kc7
  31. 31.Rb1 Rd8
  32. 32.Rb5 Qc6
  33. 33.Qb4 d6
  34. 34.a4 Qe8
  35. 35.Rb6 Qf8
  36. 36.Qa5 d5
  37. 37.exd5 Kb8
  38. 38.d6

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