Carl Schlechter vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1898 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/R7/5Bp1/2K3P1/p7/3r4/8/8 b - - 25 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.d4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Re1 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.b3 d5
  11. 11.e5 Ne8
  12. 12.Bb2 c5
  13. 13.Nde2 c6
  14. 14.Ng3 Nc7
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc8
  16. 16.Nce2 Re8
  17. 17.f4 Bf8
  18. 18.f5 d4
  19. 19.Nf4 Nd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.Qf3 g6
  22. 22.fxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Qxd5 Bc6
  24. 24.Qc4 Qb7
  25. 25.e6 Bd5
  26. 26.exf7+ Qxf7
  27. 27.Qf1 Bg7
  28. 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  29. 29.Rxe8 Rxe8
  30. 30.Rf1+ Kg8
  31. 31.Rd1 a5
  32. 32.Bc1 a4
  33. 33.Bf4 c4
  34. 34.bxc4 Bxc4
  35. 35.a3 Rc8
  36. 36.Rb1 Bf7
  37. 37.Ne4 Bd5
  38. 38.Ng5 Bf8
  39. 39.Rb6 Bc6
  40. 40.Ne6 Bxa3
  41. 41.Be5 Be4
  42. 42.Bxd4 Bxc2
  43. 43.Rb7 Bf8
  44. 44.Nxf8 Kxf8
  45. 45.Ra7 Rc4
  46. 46.Bf6 Be4
  47. 47.g4 Bc6
  48. 48.h3 Rc2
  49. 49.g5 Rg2+
  50. 50.Kf1 Rh2
  51. 51.Rh7 Bd5
  52. 52.Ra7 Bb3
  53. 53.Ke1 Rxh3
  54. 54.Kd2 Rh4
  55. 55.Kc3 Bf7
  56. 56.Be7+ Ke8
  57. 57.Bf6 Bd5
  58. 58.Re7+ Kf8
  59. 59.Ra7 Bc6
  60. 60.Rc7 Rh3+
  61. 61.Kd4 Be8
  62. 62.Ra7 Rh1
  63. 63.Kc5 Rd1
  64. 64.Bg7+ Kg8
  65. 65.Bd4 Rd3
  66. 66.Bf6

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