Wilhelm Steinitz vs Adolf Anderssen

London m1 · 1866 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Adolf Anderssen
Result 0-1
Event London m1
Site London
Round 12
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/8/8/1B6/4Pn1k/6p1/7r/7K w - - 2 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Ne2 d6
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.c3 Qc7
  7. 7.d4 Bd7
  8. 8.Na3 a6
  9. 9.Nc2 Qc8
  10. 10.Ne3 Be7
  11. 11.Nd5 Bd8
  12. 12.dxc5 dxc5
  13. 13.Bg5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd8 Nxc3
  15. 15.Nxc3 Qxd8
  16. 16.Qd6 Qe7
  17. 17.Qc7 O-O
  18. 18.Nd5 Qd8
  19. 19.Qxb7 Rb8
  20. 20.Qxa6 Rxb2
  21. 21.Qc4 Qa5
  22. 22.Rfc1 Ra8
  23. 23.Qxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Nd4
  25. 25.Rc7 Be6
  26. 26.a4 h6
  27. 27.h3 Ra5
  28. 28.Ra3 Kh8
  29. 29.Ra1 Kh7
  30. 30.Ra3 h5
  31. 31.Ra1 Kh6
  32. 32.Nc3 Rc2
  33. 33.Re1 Rxa4
  34. 34.Nxa4 Rxc7
  35. 35.Nb6 Rc2
  36. 36.Nd5 Rd2
  37. 37.Ne3 g6
  38. 38.Ra1 Ba2
  39. 39.Bf1 f6
  40. 40.Nc4 Bxc4
  41. 41.Bxc4 h4
  42. 42.g4 Nf3+
  43. 43.Kg2 Ng5
  44. 44.Bd5 Rd3
  45. 45.Ra6 Nxh3
  46. 46.Rxf6 Kg5
  47. 47.Rd6 Nf4+
  48. 48.Kh2 Rd2
  49. 49.Kg1 h3
  50. 50.Ra6 Kh4
  51. 51.Bc4 Rd4
  52. 52.Bb5 Kxg4
  53. 53.Ra3 Kh4
  54. 54.Ra8 g5
  55. 55.Re8 Rd1+
  56. 56.Kh2 Rd2
  57. 57.Kg1 h2+
  58. 58.Kxh2 Rxf2+
  59. 59.Kh1 g4
  60. 60.Rxe5 g3
  61. 61.Re8 Rh2+

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