Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 4th
Site	Havana
Round	20
Date	1892.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b2k1/6p1/p1B1N2p/3p1p2/3P4/4P3/5PPP/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Nf6
3. 3.e3 e6
4. 4.c4 Be7
5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
6. 6.c5 c6
7. 7.b4 O-O
8. 8.Bb2 Qc7
9. 9.Be2 Ne8
10. 10.O-O f5
11. 11.Qc2 Nef6
12. 12.a4 Ne4
13. 13.b5 Rf6
14. 14.a5 Nxc3
15. 15.Bxc3 a6
16. 16.bxa6 bxa6
17. 17.Rfb1 Rf8
18. 18.Rb2 Bb7
19. 19.Rab1 Rfb8
20. 20.Ne1 Bc8
21. 21.Nd3 Rxb2
22. 22.Rxb2 Bf6
23. 23.Qa4 Kf7
24. 24.Qa3 Bd8
25. 25.Bd1 Rb8
26. 26.Rb6 Nxb6
27. 27.cxb6 Qb7
28. 28.Ne5+ Kg8
29. 29.Ba4 Qe7
30. 30.Bb4 Qf6
31. 31.Qc3 h6
32. 32.Bd6 Rxb6
33. 33.axb6 Bxb6
34. 34.Qxc6 Qd8
35. 35.Bc5 Bc7
36. 36.Ng6 Kh7
37. 37.Be7 Bd7
38. 38.Bxd8 Bxc6
39. 39.Bxc6 Bxd8
40. 40.Nf8+ Kg8
41. 41.Nxe6

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