Samuel Rosenthal vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London+ · 1883 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Samuel Rosenthal
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London+
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/1K6/p6k/r7/8/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nd5 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg5 Nce7
  7. 7.e5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Bg3 Qb4+
  11. 11.Nd2 h5
  12. 12.h3 f5
  13. 13.exf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Bd3 Kd8
  15. 15.O-O d6
  16. 16.h4 g4
  17. 17.a3 Qa4
  18. 18.Re1 Bd7
  19. 19.Nc4 Qc6
  20. 20.Qe2 Re8
  21. 21.Qd2 Qd5
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  23. 23.Qg5 Kf8
  24. 24.Nd2 Bc6
  25. 25.f3 Qxg5
  26. 26.hxg5 Nd5
  27. 27.f4 Re8
  28. 28.f5 Be5
  29. 29.Kf2 Bxg3+
  30. 30.Kxg3 Re3+
  31. 31.Kh4 Nf4
  32. 32.Nf1 Re5
  33. 33.Ng3 Be8
  34. 34.Be4 d5
  35. 35.Rf1 dxe4
  36. 36.Rxf4 e3
  37. 37.g6 e2
  38. 38.Nxe2 Rxe2
  39. 39.Kg5 h4
  40. 40.Rxg4 Rxc2
  41. 41.Rxh4 Rxg2+
  42. 42.Kf6 Kg8
  43. 43.Rxd4 Rxb2
  44. 44.Rd8 Re2
  45. 45.Rc8 c5
  46. 46.Rxc5 Bc6
  47. 47.Rc3 Rd2
  48. 48.Rh3 a5
  49. 49.Ke7 Be4
  50. 50.f6 Bxg6
  51. 51.f7+ Bxf7
  52. 52.Rg3+ Kh7
  53. 53.Kxf7 Rf2+
  54. 54.Ke6 Rb2
  55. 55.Rg4 Kh6
  56. 56.Kd5 Kh5
  57. 57.Rg1 Kh4
  58. 58.Kc5 Rb3
  59. 59.a4 Rb4
  60. 60.Rg8 Kh5
  61. 61.Rg7 b6+
  62. 62.Kc6 Rxa4
  63. 63.Kxb6

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