Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Nuremberg · 1896 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

r4r2/1pq1b1k1/1p4bp/1Pp1p1p1/2P1NpP1/1B1P1P1P/PQ4K1/3RR3 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Ne7
  8. 8.Ne2 c6
  9. 9.Ba4 Ng6
  10. 10.c3 Ba5
  11. 11.b4 Bc7
  12. 12.Ng3 h6
  13. 13.Be3 d5
  14. 14.Kh1 Nf4
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne6
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.c4 Nb6
  18. 18.Bb3 f5
  19. 19.Bxb6 axb6
  20. 20.Rac1 f4
  21. 21.Ne4 Kh7
  22. 22.Qc2 Kh8
  23. 23.Qc3 Nd4
  24. 24.Qd2 Bf5
  25. 25.Nxd4 Qxd4
  26. 26.f3 c5
  27. 27.b5 g5
  28. 28.g4 Bg6
  29. 29.Kg2 Kg7
  30. 30.Rcd1 Qd8
  31. 31.Qf2 Qe7
  32. 32.Rh1 Bd8
  33. 33.Qb2 Qc7
  34. 34.h3 Be7
  35. 35.Rhe1

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