Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Blackburne

Vienna · 1882 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C29)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p1P2p2/3P1N2/4n3/4R3/2r5/6P1/6K1 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.f4 d5
  4. 4.d3 dxe4
  5. 5.fxe5 Ng4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Qd5
  8. 8.Qb3 Qxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Ngxe5
  10. 10.d4 Ng6
  11. 11.Bc4 Be7
  12. 12.Nf3 h6
  13. 13.b4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bf5
  15. 15.Nfg5 Bxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nd8
  17. 17.b5 Re8
  18. 18.Ng3 Bf8
  19. 19.Nf5 Ne7
  20. 20.Ne3 Ne6
  21. 21.Ng4 Ng6
  22. 22.Bd5 Nd8
  23. 23.Bxh6 c6
  24. 24.bxc6 bxc6
  25. 25.Bc4 Re7
  26. 26.Bg5 Rd7
  27. 27.h4 Be7
  28. 28.h5 Nf8
  29. 29.Be3 Bd6
  30. 30.b4 Nde6
  31. 31.Ra6 Rc8
  32. 32.h6 Nh7
  33. 33.hxg7 Kxg7
  34. 34.Bh6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Bd3 Rcc7
  36. 36.Bd2 Nef8
  37. 37.Nh6+ Kh8
  38. 38.Be4 Re7
  39. 39.Bxc6 Re2
  40. 40.Nf5 Rxd2
  41. 41.Nxd6 Ng5
  42. 42.Re1 Nfe6
  43. 43.Rf1 Nd8
  44. 44.b5 Rd3
  45. 45.Rf5 Nge6
  46. 46.Ne4 Ng7
  47. 47.Rf6 Kg8
  48. 48.Rh6 Nge6
  49. 49.d5 Nf4
  50. 50.Rh4 Nxc6
  51. 51.Nf6+ Kf8
  52. 52.Rxc6 Rxc6
  53. 53.bxc6 Ng6
  54. 54.c7 Rxc3
  55. 55.d6 Ne5
  56. 56.Re4

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