Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 21
Date 1892.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

1k6/1pp5/3p2b1/PP1P3p/2P3pP/4KpN1/8/8 b - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 exf4
  4. 4.d4 Qh4+
  5. 5.Ke2 Nf6
  6. 6.Nf3 Qg4
  7. 7.d5 Ne5
  8. 8.h3 Qh5
  9. 9.Bxf4 Nxf3
  10. 10.gxf3 d6
  11. 11.Kd2 Qh4
  12. 12.Be3 Be7
  13. 13.Nb5 Bd8
  14. 14.Nxa7 Bd7
  15. 15.Nb5 O-O
  16. 16.Nc3 Nh5
  17. 17.Qe1 Ng3
  18. 18.Rg1 Nxf1+
  19. 19.Qxf1 f5
  20. 20.Qg2 Rf7
  21. 21.Rh1 Bf6
  22. 22.Nd1 Re8
  23. 23.f4 Rxe4
  24. 24.c3 Rfe7
  25. 25.Re1 Rxf4
  26. 26.Bf2 Qh5
  27. 27.Be3 Qh4
  28. 28.Bf2 Qg5
  29. 29.Qxg5 Bxg5
  30. 30.Be3 Rfe4
  31. 31.Bxg5 Rxe1
  32. 32.Bxe7 Rxe7
  33. 33.Nf2 Kf7
  34. 34.c4 g5
  35. 35.a4 f4
  36. 36.a5 Bc8
  37. 37.b4 f3
  38. 38.Re1 Rxe1
  39. 39.Kxe1 h5
  40. 40.Kd2 g4
  41. 41.h4 Bf5
  42. 42.Nh1 Ke7
  43. 43.Ng3 Bg6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kd7
  45. 45.b5 Kc8
  46. 46.Kd4 Kb8
  47. 47.Ke3

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