Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Hastings · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/1R2b1p1/7p/7P/1pp1kP2/6P1/1K6 w - - 2 46

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 O-O-O
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bc5 Bb6
  15. 15.Qa6+ Kb8
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nc3 Nxc5
  18. 18.Qe2 Qd6
  19. 19.dxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Na4 Qb5
  21. 21.Qxb5 cxb5
  22. 22.Nxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Nc6+ Kb7
  24. 24.Nxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.a3 c5
  26. 26.f3 Kc6
  27. 27.Rfd1 Ra8
  28. 28.Kf2 Ra4
  29. 29.Ke3 h5
  30. 30.Kd2 b4
  31. 31.axb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.Rdb1 Rxb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 b5
  34. 34.Ra1 b4
  35. 35.Kc2 Kd5
  36. 36.Rd1+ Kc4
  37. 37.Rd8 Bd5
  38. 38.h4 Kd4
  39. 39.Rb8 Be6
  40. 40.Rb7 g6
  41. 41.Rb5 b3+
  42. 42.Kb2 c4
  43. 43.Rb4 Kd3
  44. 44.Rb6 c3+
  45. 45.Kb1 Ke3

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