Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Wilhelm Steinitz

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/2k2Np1/P3n3/1K6/8/8/8/8 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.Bxc4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Be7
  9. 9.Bf4 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 Qa5
  11. 11.Qe2 Rd8
  12. 12.Rfd1 a6
  13. 13.Bb3 Nb4
  14. 14.Ne5 Nbd5
  15. 15.Bg5 Nxc3
  16. 16.Rxc3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rg3 Be8
  18. 18.h3 Qb6
  19. 19.Ng4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxe7 Nxe7
  21. 21.d5 Nf5
  22. 22.Rc3 Bb5
  23. 23.Qe5 Rd6
  24. 24.dxe6 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Bxd1 Qxe6
  26. 26.Bb3 Qxe5
  27. 27.Nxe5 Nd6
  28. 28.Rc7 Be8
  29. 29.Bd5 Rb8
  30. 30.f4 b5
  31. 31.Kf2 b4
  32. 32.Ke3 a5
  33. 33.g4 a4
  34. 34.f5 a3
  35. 35.bxa3 bxa3
  36. 36.Rc3 Rb5
  37. 37.Kd4 Rb2
  38. 38.Re3 Kf8
  39. 39.Kc5 Nb5
  40. 40.Bb3 h5
  41. 41.gxh5 Rf2
  42. 42.Rf3 Rxf3
  43. 43.Nxf3 Ke7
  44. 44.Kb4 Nd6
  45. 45.Kxa3 Nxf5
  46. 46.Ba4 Ng3
  47. 47.Bxe8 Kxe8
  48. 48.Kb4 Nxh5
  49. 49.a4 Kd8
  50. 50.a5 Kc7
  51. 51.Ng5 Nf4
  52. 52.Nxf7 Nxh3
  53. 53.Kb5 Nf4
  54. 54.a6 Ne6

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