Philipp Meitner vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1873 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Philipp Meitner
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 3
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r1k3r1/1pp2p1p/2pb4/P7/1nR5/2N2P2/1B1P2PP/2R4K b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bb6
  5. 5.a4 a6
  6. 6.a5 Ba7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.b5 axb5
  9. 9.Bxb5 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qe2 Nd6
  11. 11.Bxc6 dxc6
  12. 12.Qxe5+ Be6
  13. 13.Qxg7 Kd7
  14. 14.Bb2 Rg8
  15. 15.Ne5+ Kc8
  16. 16.Qh6 Nf5
  17. 17.Qf4 Nd4
  18. 18.Kh1 Qd5
  19. 19.f3 Nxc2
  20. 20.Nc3 Qd4
  21. 21.Ra4 Qxf4
  22. 22.Rxf4 Bc5
  23. 23.Rc1 Nb4
  24. 24.Rh4 Bd6
  25. 25.Nc4 Bxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4

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