Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 2nd
Site	Havana
Round	2
Date	1889.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6R1/R5n1/4pk1p/8/1P2PP2/1P4r1/4K3 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Bg4
3. 3.Ne5 Bh5
4. 4.Qd3 Qc8
5. 5.c4 f6
6. 6.Nf3 e6
7. 7.Nc3 Bg6
8. 8.Qd1 c6
9. 9.e3 Bd6
10. 10.Bd2 Ne7
11. 11.Rc1 Nd7
12. 12.Nh4 f5
13. 13.g4 Nf6
14. 14.h3 Ne4
15. 15.Bd3 fxg4
16. 16.Nxg6 Nxg6
17. 17.Bxe4 dxe4
18. 18.Nxe4 Be7
19. 19.hxg4 e5
20. 20.d5 Qd7
21. 21.Bc3 Rd8
22. 22.Rh5 cxd5
23. 23.cxd5 O-O
24. 24.d6 Qe6
25. 25.Qb3 Qxb3
26. 26.axb3 Bxd6
27. 27.Nxd6 Rxd6
28. 28.Bb4 Rb6
29. 29.Bxf8 Kxf8
30. 30.Rc8+ Kf7
31. 31.Rc7+ Kf6
32. 32.Rf5+ Ke6
33. 33.Rff7 Rb4
34. 34.Rxb7 Rxg4
35. 35.Rxg7 h5
36. 36.Rxa7 Kf5
37. 37.f3 Rg2
38. 38.Ra6

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