Isidor Gunsberg vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 3rd · 1890 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Isidor Gunsberg
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 3rd
Site New York
Round 14
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

rq5k/6p1/4Q2p/p2RP3/5P2/p1b5/P6P/4N2K w - - 1 34

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 Qf6
  7. 7.d4 h6
  8. 8.Bb5 Nge7
  9. 9.Ba3 exd4
  10. 10.e5 Qe6
  11. 11.cxd4 Bb4
  12. 12.Bb2 d5
  13. 13.Nc3 O-O
  14. 14.Ne2 Ng6
  15. 15.Qb3 Ba5
  16. 16.Ne1 Nce7
  17. 17.f4 Qb6
  18. 18.Ba3 f5
  19. 19.Qa4 c6
  20. 20.Bd3 Qd8
  21. 21.Qc2 b5
  22. 22.Kh1 Bb6
  23. 23.g4 a5
  24. 24.Rg1 b4
  25. 25.gxf5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Bxf5 Rxf5
  27. 27.Rxg6 bxa3
  28. 28.Rxc6 Nxc6
  29. 29.Qxf5 Nxd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qe6+ Kh8
  32. 32.Rd1 Bc3
  33. 33.Rxd5 Qb8

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