Francis Lee vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London · 1899 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Francis Lee
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 18
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P6/2n5/1k1Q1K2/2p5/8/8 b - - 1 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.e3 e6
  3. 3.Bd3 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.f4 Bd6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nh6
  7. 7.O-O Qc7
  8. 8.Ne5 g6
  9. 9.Nd2 f6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf7
  12. 12.Qa4 Bd7
  13. 13.Bd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Qc2 c4
  15. 15.Be2 O-O
  16. 16.b4 e5
  17. 17.Nh4 Kg7
  18. 18.g4 exf4
  19. 19.exf4 Rbe8
  20. 20.Rae1 Re4
  21. 21.Ng2 f5
  22. 22.gxf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Qd1 Nd8
  24. 24.Bg4 Qf7
  25. 25.Ne3 Bxg4
  26. 26.Nxg4 Qf5
  27. 27.Rxe4 Qxe4
  28. 28.Re1 Qf5
  29. 29.Ne5 Ne6
  30. 30.Rf1 Qe4
  31. 31.Re1 Qf5
  32. 32.Rf1 g5
  33. 33.Qb1 Bxe5
  34. 34.fxe5 Qxf1+
  35. 35.Qxf1 Rxf1+
  36. 36.Kxf1 Kg6
  37. 37.Kg2 Kf5
  38. 38.Kf3 Nf8
  39. 39.h3 a6
  40. 40.Be1 Ng6
  41. 41.Bg3 h5
  42. 42.a3 Nf8
  43. 43.Be1 Ne6
  44. 44.Bd2 Nc7
  45. 45.a4 Ne6
  46. 46.Bc1 Nc7
  47. 47.Bd2 g4+
  48. 48.hxg4+ hxg4+
  49. 49.Kg3 Ke4
  50. 50.Kxg4 Kd3
  51. 51.Be1 Ke2
  52. 52.Bh4 Kd3
  53. 53.Bd8 Ne6
  54. 54.Ba5 Ke4
  55. 55.Bb6 Nf8
  56. 56.Kg5 Nd7
  57. 57.e6 Nxb6
  58. 58.e7 Nxa4
  59. 59.e8=Q+ Kd3
  60. 60.Qxc6 Nxc3
  61. 61.Qxa6 Kxd4
  62. 62.b5 Ne4+
  63. 63.Kf4 Nc5
  64. 64.Qf6+ Kd3
  65. 65.Qf5+ Kc3
  66. 66.Qxd5 Kb4
  67. 67.b6 c3
  68. 68.Qd4+

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