Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/2R2p2/8/1pp3P1/2k5/P2b1K2/2p5/2B5 w - - 0 63

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.Qa4 Bd7
  10. 10.Qa3 Bb6
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Ne4
  13. 13.Bd5 Bf5
  14. 14.Nc3 Nxc3
  15. 15.Bxc6+ bxc6
  16. 16.Qxc3 Qd5
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bh4 g5
  19. 19.e6 O-O-O
  20. 20.e7 Rde8
  21. 21.Bg3 Rhg8
  22. 22.Rac1 Be4
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qa5
  24. 24.Qf6 Qf5
  25. 25.Be5 Qg6
  26. 26.Nd2 Bd5
  27. 27.Nc4 Qxf6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Rg6
  29. 29.Nxb6+ axb6
  30. 30.Bd4 Kb7
  31. 31.Rd2 Rxe7
  32. 32.f3 Re8
  33. 33.a3 Ra8
  34. 34.Rc3 Ra4
  35. 35.Kf2 Re6
  36. 36.Be3 Re8
  37. 37.Rd4 Ra5
  38. 38.h4 Be6
  39. 39.hxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.g4 Rea8
  41. 41.Bc1 c5
  42. 42.Re4 c4
  43. 43.f4 gxf4
  44. 44.Rxf4 c5
  45. 45.g5 Rg8
  46. 46.Re4 Raa8
  47. 47.Re5 Rad8
  48. 48.Rg3 Rg6
  49. 49.Rge3 Kc6
  50. 50.Re1 Rgg8
  51. 51.Rg1 Rd5
  52. 52.Rxd5 Bxd5
  53. 53.Bd2 Be4
  54. 54.Re1 Kd5
  55. 55.Ke2 Ra8
  56. 56.Bc1 c3
  57. 57.Rf1 Bg6
  58. 58.Rf6 b5
  59. 59.Rb6 Kc4
  60. 60.Rc6 Bd3+
  61. 61.Kf3 Re8
  62. 62.Rc7 c2

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