Isidor Gunsberg vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 3rd · 1890 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Isidor Gunsberg
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 3rd
Site New York
Round 18
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p2/6p1/8/p1PN4/4K1PP/8/2r5 w - - 0 55

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 Nge7
  8. 8.Qa4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bg5 Qd6
  10. 10.Na3 exd4
  11. 11.Nb5 Qg6
  12. 12.cxd4 a6
  13. 13.d5 Ne5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qxg5
  15. 15.Nf3 Qh6
  16. 16.Bb3 O-O
  17. 17.Rac1 c6
  18. 18.Nbd4 c5
  19. 19.Ne2 d6
  20. 20.Ng3 Bd8
  21. 21.e5 b5
  22. 22.Qa3 c4
  23. 23.exd6 Nxd5
  24. 24.Bc2 b4
  25. 25.Qa4 Qxd6
  26. 26.Be4 Nb6
  27. 27.Qc2 Rb8
  28. 28.Bxh7+ Kh8
  29. 29.Rcd1 Qh6
  30. 30.Bf5 g6
  31. 31.Bxc8 Rxc8
  32. 32.Qb2+ Qg7
  33. 33.Qxb4 Bc7
  34. 34.Rd4 Rfd8
  35. 35.Rh4+ Kg8
  36. 36.Ng5 Rd7
  37. 37.Re4 c3
  38. 38.Rfe1 Rdd8
  39. 39.Ne2 Nd5
  40. 40.Qa4 Qf6
  41. 41.Nf3 Bb6
  42. 42.Rc1 c2
  43. 43.h3 Qb2
  44. 44.Qb3 Qxb3
  45. 45.axb3 a5
  46. 46.Rc4 Rxc4
  47. 47.bxc4 Nb4
  48. 48.g3 Bxf2+
  49. 49.Kxf2 Nd3+
  50. 50.Ke3 Nxc1
  51. 51.Nxc1 Rd1
  52. 52.Ne2 a4
  53. 53.Nfd4 c1=Q+
  54. 54.Nxc1 Rxc1

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