Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	0-1
Event	World Championship 2nd
Site	Havana
Round	6
Date	1889.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves	37

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1Q6/4k1p1/2p1P3/2K2P2/8/8/1P2n3/2q5 w - - 1 38

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Bg4
3. 3.c4 Bxf3
4. 4.gxf3 dxc4
5. 5.e4 e5
6. 6.dxe5 Qxd1+
7. 7.Kxd1 Nc6
8. 8.f4 Rd8+
9. 9.Bd2 Bc5
10. 10.Rg1 Nge7
11. 11.Bxc4 Ng6
12. 12.Kc1 Bxf2
13. 13.Rg2 Bb6
14. 14.Nc3 Nd4
15. 15.Nd5 Nf3
16. 16.Nxb6 Nxd2
17. 17.Rxd2 axb6
18. 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8
19. 19.Bxf7 Nxf4
20. 20.Kd2 Rf8
21. 21.Bb3 Ng6
22. 22.e6 Ke7
23. 23.Rg1 Rf2+
24. 24.Ke3 Rxh2
25. 25.Rg5 Rh3+
26. 26.Kd4 Rf3
27. 27.Rb5 Nf4
28. 28.a4 h5
29. 29.a5 h4
30. 30.axb6 c6
31. 31.Rf5 Ne2+
32. 32.Kc5 Rxf5+
33. 33.exf5 h3
34. 34.Ba4 h2
35. 35.Bxc6 bxc6
36. 36.b7 h1=Q
37. 37.b8=Q Qc1+

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