Cecil Valentine De Vere vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Baden-Baden · 1870 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Cecil Valentine De Vere
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event Baden-Baden
Site Baden-Baden
Round 18
Date 1870.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1pB4/1p6/3p4/3K1n2/2P3kp/PP6/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nge7
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O f5
  9. 9.exf5 Nxf5
  10. 10.Nxf5 Rxf5
  11. 11.Bc4+ Kh8
  12. 12.Qd2 Qh4
  13. 13.f4 d6
  14. 14.g3 Qd8
  15. 15.Rae1 Rf8
  16. 16.Ne4 Bf5
  17. 17.Ng5 Qd7
  18. 18.Bf2 Nd8
  19. 19.Bd4 h6
  20. 20.Nf3 Nc6
  21. 21.c3 Rae8
  22. 22.Nh4 Kh7
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Nxf5+ Qxf5
  25. 25.Bd3 Qc5+
  26. 26.Qf2 Qxf2+
  27. 27.Kxf2 Ne5
  28. 28.Be2 g5
  29. 29.Kg1 gxf4
  30. 30.gxf4 Ng6
  31. 31.f5 Nh4
  32. 32.Bh5 Rxe1
  33. 33.Rxe1 Rxf5
  34. 34.Re7+ Kf6
  35. 35.Rf7+ Kg5
  36. 36.Rxf5+ Nxf5
  37. 37.Be2 Kf4
  38. 38.Kf2 Ne3
  39. 39.h3 Nf5
  40. 40.Bg4 Ng3
  41. 41.Bf3 Ne4+
  42. 42.Ke2 b6
  43. 43.Bg2 d5
  44. 44.Bf3 h5
  45. 45.Bg2 Kg3
  46. 46.Bf1 Ng5
  47. 47.Ke3 Nxh3
  48. 48.Kd4 Nf4
  49. 49.Bb5 h4
  50. 50.Bd7 h3

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