Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 1
Date 1892.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp1q3p/2p2krQ/3p1R2/P2b2P1/8/5P1P/4R1K1 b - - 0 31

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 Nce7
  11. 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  12. 12.Na3 Nh6
  13. 13.Nc4 Bb6
  14. 14.a4 c6
  15. 15.e5 d5
  16. 16.Nd6+ Kf8
  17. 17.Ba3 Kg8
  18. 18.Rb1 Nhf5
  19. 19.Nxf7 Kxf7
  20. 20.e6+ Kxe6
  21. 21.Ne5 Qc8
  22. 22.Re1 Kf6
  23. 23.Qh5 g6
  24. 24.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  25. 25.Nxg6+ Kf6
  26. 26.Nxh8 Bxd4
  27. 27.Rb3 Qd7
  28. 28.Rf3 Rxh8
  29. 29.g4 Rg8
  30. 30.Qh6+ Rg6
  31. 31.Rxf5+

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