Wilhelm Steinitz vs Adolf Anderssen

London m1 · 1866 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 85 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 1-0
Event London m1
Site London
Round 14
Date 1866.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C30)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6nk/7R/6Kp/7P/6P1/8/8/8 b - - 4 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 Bc5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Qe2 Bg4
  7. 7.fxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nbd2 c6
  10. 10.Bb3 b5
  11. 11.O-O Qb6
  12. 12.Bxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Kh1 Rae8
  14. 14.Qf2 a5
  15. 15.a4 h6
  16. 16.Nh4 bxa4
  17. 17.Bxa4 Be6
  18. 18.b3 Ng4
  19. 19.Qg1 Qb4
  20. 20.Nhf3 Bd7
  21. 21.Nc4 Nxa4
  22. 22.Rxa4 Qc3
  23. 23.h3 Nf6
  24. 24.Rc1 Nh5
  25. 25.Qe1 Qxe1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 f6
  27. 27.Rxa5 Re6
  28. 28.d4 Rb8
  29. 29.dxe5 Be8
  30. 30.Nd4 Re7
  31. 31.Rc5 Rc7
  32. 32.Nd6 fxe5
  33. 33.Nxe8 Rxe8
  34. 34.Rxc6 Rec8
  35. 35.Rxc7 Rxc7
  36. 36.Nf3 Rxc2
  37. 37.Nxe5 Rc3
  38. 38.b4 Rb3
  39. 39.Nc6 Nf4
  40. 40.e5 Nd3
  41. 41.Ra1 Nxb4
  42. 42.Ra8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Rb8 Nxc6
  44. 44.Rxb3 Nxe5
  45. 45.Rb6 Ng6
  46. 46.Kh2 Ne5
  47. 47.Kg3 Nd7
  48. 48.Rd6 Nf6
  49. 49.Kf4 Ng8
  50. 50.g4 Ne7
  51. 51.h4 Ng6+
  52. 52.Kg3 Ne7
  53. 53.Re6 Ng6
  54. 54.h5 Nh8
  55. 55.Re7 Kg8
  56. 56.Kf4 Nf7
  57. 57.Kf5 Kf8
  58. 58.Ra7 Kg8
  59. 59.Rc7 Ng5
  60. 60.Kg6 Ne6
  61. 61.Rc8+ Nf8+
  62. 62.Kf5 Kf7
  63. 63.Ra8 Kg8
  64. 64.Ke5 Kf7
  65. 65.Ra7+ Kg8
  66. 66.Kd6 Nh7
  67. 67.Ke6 Nf6
  68. 68.Kf5 Kh7
  69. 69.Re7 Nd5
  70. 70.Re6 Nc7
  71. 71.Re5 Na6
  72. 72.Ke6 Nb4
  73. 73.Kf7 Nd3
  74. 74.Re8 Nf4
  75. 75.Kf8 Nd5
  76. 76.Re5 Nf4
  77. 77.Kf7 Nh3
  78. 78.Re3 Ng5+
  79. 79.Kf8 Kh8
  80. 80.Re7 Nh7+
  81. 81.Kf7 Nf6
  82. 82.Kg6 Ng8
  83. 83.Rxg7 Nf6
  84. 84.Ra7 Ng8
  85. 85.Rh7#

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