Wilhelm Steinitz vs Joseph Blackburne

Nuremberg · 1896 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp2r1rk/3pR2n/3B2q1/4Q2R/6P1/PP3P2/6K1 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Re1+ Be7
  11. 11.Bb3 O-O
  12. 12.d5 Na5
  13. 13.Bc2 Nac4
  14. 14.Qd3 f5
  15. 15.Bb3 Nd6
  16. 16.Bf4 Nd7
  17. 17.Qe3 Rf7
  18. 18.Nd4 Nf6
  19. 19.Rad1 Ng4
  20. 20.Qf3 g5
  21. 21.Ne6 Bxe6
  22. 22.dxe6 Rg7
  23. 23.Bxd6 cxd6
  24. 24.Qxf5 h5
  25. 25.Ne4 Kh8
  26. 26.h3 Nh6
  27. 27.Qd5 Qb6
  28. 28.h4 Rf8
  29. 29.hxg5 Ng4
  30. 30.Qd4 Qc7
  31. 31.Bd5 Qd8
  32. 32.Rd3 Bxg5
  33. 33.Rh3 h4
  34. 34.Nxg5 Qxg5
  35. 35.g3 Kh7
  36. 36.Rxh4+ Nh6
  37. 37.e7 Re8
  38. 38.Re6 Rexe7
  39. 39.Qe4+

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