Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 5
Date 1892.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/R7/5K2/7p/p2r3P/5P2/8 b - - 0 55

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 Nb8
  13. 13.Rc1 Bxb5
  14. 14.Nxb5 Nbd7
  15. 15.Qc2 a6
  16. 16.Nbd4 g6
  17. 17.Ne2 Re8
  18. 18.Ng3 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd3 Qe7
  20. 20.Qa3 Bb6
  21. 21.Qc3 c6
  22. 22.Nd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Qxd4 cxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Qe5
  25. 25.Qb4 Qxd5
  26. 26.Rcd1 Qxa2
  27. 27.Rxd6 Re6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Nxf6
  29. 29.Qxb7 Rce8
  30. 30.Rdd1 h5
  31. 31.Ra1 Qc4
  32. 32.Rfc1 Qf4
  33. 33.h3 h4
  34. 34.Nf1 Re2
  35. 35.Qf3 Qxf3
  36. 36.gxf3 Nd5
  37. 37.Rc4 Rb2
  38. 38.Rd1 Nb6
  39. 39.Rc6 a5
  40. 40.Ne3 a4
  41. 41.Rd3 Ra8
  42. 42.Ra3 Rd8
  43. 43.f4 Rb5
  44. 44.Kg2 Rd4
  45. 45.Kf3 Rbb4
  46. 46.f5 gxf5
  47. 47.Rf6 Rf4+
  48. 48.Kg2 Rb2
  49. 49.Nd1 Rd2
  50. 50.Rxb6 Rxd1
  51. 51.Ra6 Rd2
  52. 52.Rf3 Rxf3
  53. 53.Kxf3 Rd3+
  54. 54.Kf4 a3
  55. 55.Kxf5

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