Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 4th · 1892 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 4th
Site Havana
Round 13
Date 1892.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2p2ppp/1p1p1n2/p2P1b2/3R1P2/2N3q1/P2Q2R1/4r1K1 w - - 4 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.Bb5 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.Bb2 Nf6
  11. 11.Na3 Nxe4
  12. 12.d5 Ne7
  13. 13.Qa4 Bc3
  14. 14.Rab1 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rxb2 Nc5
  16. 16.Qd4 O-O
  17. 17.Bc4 Nf5
  18. 18.Qd2 Qf6
  19. 19.Be2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nb1 Re7
  21. 21.Nc3 Rae8
  22. 22.Bd1 Nh4
  23. 23.Rb4 Ng6
  24. 24.Bc2 a5
  25. 25.Rd4 Bf5
  26. 26.Ba4 Nxa4
  27. 27.Rxa4 b6
  28. 28.Nd4 Ne5
  29. 29.f4 Ng4
  30. 30.Nc6 Re3
  31. 31.Rd4 Qh4
  32. 32.h3 Nf6
  33. 33.Ne5 Rg3
  34. 34.Nf3 Qxh3
  35. 35.Rf2 Rxg2+
  36. 36.Rxg2 Qxf3
  37. 37.Rf2 Qg3+
  38. 38.Rg2 Re1+

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