Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 3
Date 1892.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

4r3/3R1pkp/1pp5/3n1P2/r7/3p1NP1/P4P1P/3R2K1 w - - 2 33

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 d6
  7. 7.d4 Bg4
  8. 8.Bb5 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.Bb2 Nf6
  11. 11.Na3 O-O
  12. 12.d5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Bxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15.Nc4 Bb6
  16. 16.Nh4 Kh8
  17. 17.Qf3 f5
  18. 18.Nxb6 axb6
  19. 19.exf5 Ra4
  20. 20.g3 c6
  21. 21.dxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nd5
  23. 23.Qh5 Rg8
  24. 24.Kh1 Nf6
  25. 25.Qf3 d5
  26. 26.Re2 d4
  27. 27.Rae1 Qd5
  28. 28.Re7 Kg7
  29. 29.Kg1 Qxf3
  30. 30.Nxf3 Nd5
  31. 31.Rd7 d3
  32. 32.Rd1 Re8

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