Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 99 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 99
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/7r/8/8/3k4/6K1/7N/2R5 b - - 0 99

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.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.Qxa5 Nxc4
  12. 12.Qb4 Nb6
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Qd4 O-O
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 Bg4
  17. 17.Ra3 Nbd7
  18. 18.Nbd2 Re8
  19. 19.Kh1 Ra6
  20. 20.Ng1 Rb6
  21. 21.f3 Bh5
  22. 22.Nc4 Ra6
  23. 23.Rb1 Qa8
  24. 24.Ne2 Qa7
  25. 25.Qd2 Bg6
  26. 26.Rc1 Nh7
  27. 27.Nd4 Nc5
  28. 28.Bg3 Nf6
  29. 29.Nb5 Qb8
  30. 30.e5 Nfe4
  31. 31.fxe4 Nxe4
  32. 32.Qd4 Nxg3+
  33. 33.Rxg3 dxe5
  34. 34.Nxe5 c5
  35. 35.dxc6 Qxe5
  36. 36.Qxe5 Rxe5
  37. 37.c7 Bf5
  38. 38.c8=Q+ Bxc8
  39. 39.Rxc8+ Kh7
  40. 40.h3 Rc6
  41. 41.Rc3 Rxc8
  42. 42.Rxc8 Re4
  43. 43.Nc3 Rb4
  44. 44.Kg1 f5
  45. 45.Rc5 Rb3
  46. 46.Ne2 f4
  47. 47.Kf2 b6
  48. 48.Rc6 g5
  49. 49.Nc3 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kf3 Rd2
  51. 51.Ne4 Ra2
  52. 52.Nf6+ Kg7
  53. 53.Kg4 Kf7
  54. 54.Kf5 Ke7
  55. 55.Re6+ Kd8
  56. 56.Nd5 Kc8
  57. 57.Ke5 h5
  58. 58.Rg6 Rxg2
  59. 59.Nxf4 Rg3
  60. 60.Nd5 Rxh3
  61. 61.Kd6 Rh4
  62. 62.Rg8+ Kb7
  63. 63.Rg7+ Kb8
  64. 64.Nxb6 Rh1
  65. 65.Kc6 Rc1+
  66. 66.Kb5 Rc7
  67. 67.Rxg5 Rh7
  68. 68.Nd5 h4
  69. 69.Rg6 h3
  70. 70.Kb6 Rb7+
  71. 71.Kc6 Rh7
  72. 72.Kb6 Rb7+
  73. 73.Kxa5 Rh7
  74. 74.Kb6 Rb7+
  75. 75.Ka6 Ra7+
  76. 76.Kb6 Rb7+
  77. 77.Kc5 Rh7
  78. 78.Rg1 h2
  79. 79.Rh1 Rh3
  80. 80.Nf6 Rh4
  81. 81.Kb5 Ka7
  82. 82.Nd7 Rh7
  83. 83.Nc5 Rh4
  84. 84.Nd3 Rh5+
  85. 85.Kb4 Rh4+
  86. 86.Kb3 Rh3
  87. 87.Kc2 Ka6
  88. 88.Nf2 Rh4
  89. 89.Nd1 Rh3
  90. 90.Nb2 Ka5
  91. 91.Kd1 Kb4
  92. 92.Ke2 Ka3
  93. 93.Nd3 Kxa4
  94. 94.Nf2 Rh4
  95. 95.Kf3 Kb4
  96. 96.Kg3 Rh7
  97. 97.Ng4 Kc4
  98. 98.Rc1+ Kd4
  99. 99.Nxh2

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