Isidor Gunsberg vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 3rd · 1890 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Isidor Gunsberg
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 3rd
Site New York
Round 4
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6R1/4NN2/6p1/3P3p/7P/r7/6K1 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Be3 Bxe3
  6. 6.fxe3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Na5
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Ba4 Qb6
  10. 10.Qd2 Ng4
  11. 11.Re1 Qa6
  12. 12.c3 f6
  13. 13.Bc2 c5
  14. 14.b4 cxb4
  15. 15.cxb4 Nc6
  16. 16.Bb3 Qb6
  17. 17.a3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nc3 Ne7
  19. 19.h3 Nh6
  20. 20.d4 Rd8
  21. 21.Rf1 Rf8
  22. 22.Qf2 Rc8
  23. 23.Rac1 Qa6
  24. 24.a4 Qb6
  25. 25.b5 Qa5
  26. 26.Qb2 Nf7
  27. 27.Nd2 exd4
  28. 28.exd4 Qb6
  29. 29.Ne2 d5
  30. 30.exd5 Nd6
  31. 31.Qa3 Kd8
  32. 32.a5 Nxb5
  33. 33.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  34. 34.axb6 axb6
  35. 35.Nc4 Ra8
  36. 36.Ra1 Nd6
  37. 37.Nxb6 Rxa1
  38. 38.Rxa1 Bb5
  39. 39.Nf4 Kf7
  40. 40.Ne6 Re8
  41. 41.Ba4 Bxa4
  42. 42.Rxa4 g6
  43. 43.Nc4 Nf5
  44. 44.Rb4 Re7
  45. 45.g4 Ng3
  46. 46.Nd6+ Kg8
  47. 47.Nxb7 Rd7
  48. 48.Nbc5 Rxd5
  49. 49.Kf2 Nf5
  50. 50.gxf5 Rxf5+
  51. 51.Kg3 h5
  52. 52.Rb7 g5
  53. 53.Ne4 Kh8
  54. 54.Rg7 h4+
  55. 55.Kg2 Ra5
  56. 56.Nxf6 Ra2+
  57. 57.Kg1

More Wilhelm Steinitz Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Wilhelm Steinitz games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.