James Mortimer vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London+ · 1883 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White James Mortimer
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London+
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/5Pp1/4K3/p1N5/8 w - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Bc4 d5
  4. 4.Bxd5 Qh4+
  5. 5.Kf1 g5
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.d4 Ne7
  8. 8.Nf3 Qh5
  9. 9.h4 h6
  10. 10.e5 O-O
  11. 11.Kg1 g4
  12. 12.Ne1 Rd8
  13. 13.Nd3 Ng6
  14. 14.Nxf4 Nxf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Nc6
  16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Ne2 c5
  18. 18.c3 Qg6
  19. 19.Qd2 Bb7
  20. 20.Rh2 cxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 c5
  22. 22.Qe3 cxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 h5
  24. 24.g3 Rd5
  25. 25.Rc1 Re8
  26. 26.Rf2 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Rdxe5
  28. 28.Qf4 Re1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Rf1 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Kxf1 Qb1+
  32. 32.Kf2 Qxb2+
  33. 33.Ne2 Qb6+
  34. 34.Qe3 Qc6
  35. 35.Qf4 Qb6+
  36. 36.Qd4 Qa5
  37. 37.Qe3 Bf3
  38. 38.Nc3 Kg7
  39. 39.a4 Qf5
  40. 40.Ke1 a5
  41. 41.Kd2 Bc6
  42. 42.Qd4+ f6
  43. 43.Ne2 Qd7
  44. 44.Qxd7+ Bxd7
  45. 45.Nc3 Kf7
  46. 46.Ke3 Ke6
  47. 47.Kd4 f5
  48. 48.Nd5 Kd6
  49. 49.Nf6 Bxa4
  50. 50.Nxh5 Be8
  51. 51.Ng7 Bd7
  52. 52.h5 Ke7
  53. 53.h6 Kf7
  54. 54.Nh5 Kg6
  55. 55.h7 Kxh7
  56. 56.Nf6+ Kg6
  57. 57.Nxd7 f4
  58. 58.gxf4 Kf5
  59. 59.Ke3 a4
  60. 60.Nc5 a3
  61. 61.Nb3 a2
  62. 62.Nd4+ Kf6
  63. 63.Nc2 Kf5

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