Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k3r1/1pp2p1p/2n4r/1p6/6bP/2QR4/PB3P1P/2R3K1 b - - 0 26

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 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.Ba3 Be6
  11. 11.Bb5 Qd5
  12. 12.Qa4 Bd7
  13. 13.dxe5 a6
  14. 14.exf6 axb5
  15. 15.fxg7 Rg8
  16. 16.Qh4 Rxg7
  17. 17.Qf6 Rg8
  18. 18.Bb2 Rg6
  19. 19.Nc3 Bxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 O-O-O
  21. 21.Rfd1 Qh5
  22. 22.Rac1 Rdg8
  23. 23.g3 Bg4
  24. 24.Rd3 Rh6
  25. 25.Nh4 Qxh4
  26. 26.gxh4

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