Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

The Game

White	Mikhail Chigorin
Black	Wilhelm Steinitz
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 4th
Site	Havana
Round	17
Date	1892.00.00
Opening	Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/2p2r1p/3pN1k1/3Pr3/6P1/1p3P2/5PK1/8 b - - 2 39

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.Qa4 Bxf3
9. 9.gxf3 exd4
10. 10.cxd4 a6
11. 11.Bd5 Ne7
12. 12.Bxc6+ Nxc6
13. 13.d5 b5
14. 14.Qa3 Nb4
15. 15.Qxa5 Qf6
16. 16.Qa3 Nc2
17. 17.Qd3 Nxa1
18. 18.Qe2 O-O
19. 19.Bb2 Qh6
20. 20.Bxa1 Rae8
21. 21.Kh1 f5
22. 22.Rg1 Rf7
23. 23.Nd2 Qh5
24. 24.Qd3 b4
25. 25.Rg3 a5
26. 26.Kg2 Qh4
27. 27.exf5 a4
28. 28.Ne4 Rb8
29. 29.Ng5 Rbf8
30. 30.Qe3 Rxf5
31. 31.Qe6+ Kh8
32. 32.Bxg7+ Kxg7
33. 33.Qe7+ Kg6
34. 34.Ne6+ Qxg3+
35. 35.hxg3 R8f7
36. 36.Qe8 b3
37. 37.axb3 axb3
38. 38.g4 Re5
39. 39.Qg8+

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