Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1883 · Vienna Game · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 3
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 30
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp4kp/5p2/2BP2p1/2P3n1/2Q2RP1/PP2r2q/5K2 w - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 exf4
  4. 4.d4 Qh4+
  5. 5.Ke2 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Qe7+
  7. 7.Kf2 Qh4+
  8. 8.g3 fxg3+
  9. 9.Kg2 Bd6
  10. 10.Qe1+ Nce7
  11. 11.hxg3 Qxd4
  12. 12.Rh4 Qf6
  13. 13.Ne4 Qg6
  14. 14.Bd3 Bf5
  15. 15.Nxd6+ cxd6
  16. 16.Bb5+ Kf8
  17. 17.c4 Nf6
  18. 18.Nf3 Bg4
  19. 19.Nd4 Nf5
  20. 20.Nxf5 Qxf5
  21. 21.Bf4 g5
  22. 22.Bxd6+ Kg7
  23. 23.Rxg4 Nxg4
  24. 24.Qc3+ f6
  25. 25.Rf1 Qe4+
  26. 26.Kg1 Qe2
  27. 27.Rf3 Rhe8
  28. 28.Bxe8 Rxe8
  29. 29.Bc5 Qh2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Re2

More Wilhelm Steinitz Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin, or browse all Wilhelm Steinitz games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.