Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Blackburne

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Joseph Blackburne
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna playoff-1pl
Site	Vienna
Round	2
Date	1873.00.00
Opening	Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k1q4/p4p2/BpQp2p1/3P3p/1P2PP1n/P6P/6P1/2R4K b - - 7 39

All The Moves

1. 1.a3 g6
2. 2.d4 Bg7
3. 3.e4 c5
4. 4.dxc5 Qc7
5. 5.Bd3 Qxc5
6. 6.Ne2 Nc6
7. 7.Be3 Qa5+
8. 8.Nbc3 d6
9. 9.O-O Bd7
10. 10.b4 Qd8
11. 11.Rb1 b6
12. 12.Nd5 Nf6
13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
14. 14.Bh6 Ne5
15. 15.h3 Rg8
16. 16.f4 Nc6
17. 17.Qd2 Qc7
18. 18.c4 Nd8
19. 19.Rfc1 Ne6
20. 20.Nc3 Qb7
21. 21.Nd5 Bh8
22. 22.Kh1 Rc8
23. 23.Qf2 Bc6
24. 24.Qh4 Nd4
25. 25.Bg5 Bxd5
26. 26.cxd5 Kd7
27. 27.Bxe7 Rxc1+
28. 28.Rxc1 Rc8
29. 29.Rd1 Rc3
30. 30.Bf6 Qc8
31. 31.Qg4+ Nf5
32. 32.Bb5+ Kc7
33. 33.Bxc3 h5
34. 34.Qf3 Nh4
35. 35.Bxh8 Qxh8
36. 36.Rc1+ Kb7
37. 37.Qc3 Qd8
38. 38.Qc6+ Kb8
39. 39.Ba6

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