James Mason vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1882 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 32
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k1N3/8/6pp/8/7K/8 w - - 0 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 c6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe1 Nxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Ne8
  12. 12.Qg3 g6
  13. 13.Ng5 f6
  14. 14.Nf3 Ng7
  15. 15.Qh4 Be6
  16. 16.Qh6 a5
  17. 17.h3 b5
  18. 18.g4 Qb6
  19. 19.Rf2 Ra7
  20. 20.Raf1 Raf7
  21. 21.Nd1 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 bxa4
  23. 23.Rg2 c5
  24. 24.c4 Qb3
  25. 25.Rd2 Ra8
  26. 26.Ne1 Ne8
  27. 27.g5 a3
  28. 28.bxa3 Rxa3
  29. 29.gxf6 Ra1
  30. 30.Nf2 Nxf6
  31. 31.Nf3 Rxf1+
  32. 32.Kxf1 Nxe4
  33. 33.Nxe4 Rxf3+
  34. 34.Kg2 Rf8
  35. 35.Ng5 Qb7+
  36. 36.e4 Bc8
  37. 37.Ra2 Qe7
  38. 38.Kg3 Bb7
  39. 39.Rg2 Bc8
  40. 40.Ra2 Bb7
  41. 41.Rb2 Bc6
  42. 42.Rb6 Rc8
  43. 43.Ra6 Qd7
  44. 44.Ra2 Rf8
  45. 45.Rg2 Qe7
  46. 46.Kh2 Rf6
  47. 47.Ra2 Rf8
  48. 48.Rb2 Qd7
  49. 49.h4 Qe7
  50. 50.Rb6 Rc8
  51. 51.Ra6 Qd7
  52. 52.h5 Qg7
  53. 53.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  54. 54.Ra7+ Kh6
  55. 55.Nf7+ Kxh5
  56. 56.Nxd6 Rb8
  57. 57.Nf7 Rb7
  58. 58.Rxb7 Bxb7
  59. 59.Nxe5 Bc8
  60. 60.Kg3 Kg5
  61. 61.Nf3+ Kf6
  62. 62.Kf4 h6
  63. 63.e5+ Ke6
  64. 64.d4 g5+
  65. 65.Ke4 cxd4
  66. 66.Nxd4+ Kf7
  67. 67.c5 h5
  68. 68.c6 h4
  69. 69.Kf3 Ke7
  70. 70.Kf2 g4
  71. 71.Kg2 Kd8
  72. 72.Kh2 Kc7
  73. 73.e6 Bxe6
  74. 74.Nxe6+ Kxc6

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