Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · King's Gambit · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 23
Date 1892.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C34)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp2R2p/4Nkb1/3P1p2/1B5p/8/PP1r3r/5R1K w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nh5
  5. 5.Be2 g6
  6. 6.d4 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Ne1 dxe5
  10. 10.Bxh5 gxh5
  11. 11.dxe5 Qxd1
  12. 12.Nxd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Bxf4 Bf5
  14. 14.Ne3 Be4
  15. 15.Nf3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Ng5 Bg6
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Nxc7 Bxc7
  19. 19.Bxc7 Rac8
  20. 20.Bg3 Nd4
  21. 21.c3 Ne2+
  22. 22.Kf2 h4
  23. 23.Bd6 Nd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Rc2+
  25. 25.Kg1 Ree2
  26. 26.Rae1 Rxg2+
  27. 27.Kh1 Kg7
  28. 28.Re8 f5
  29. 29.Ne6+ Kf6
  30. 30.Re7 Rge2
  31. 31.d5 Rcd2
  32. 32.Bb4 Rxh2+

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