Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 4th
Site	Havana
Round	22
Date	1892.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p4r1k/1p6/7Q/1P5P/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 e6
3. 3.c4 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 Be7
5. 5.Bg5 O-O
6. 6.e3 b6
7. 7.Rc1 Bb7
8. 8.Be2 Nbd7
9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
10. 10.Nxd5 Bxd5
11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
12. 12.Rxc7 Qd6
13. 13.Rc3 Bxa2
14. 14.e4 Qb4
15. 15.Qa1 Bb3
16. 16.Nd2 Bc2
17. 17.Rc4 Qd6
18. 18.Rxc2 Qxd4
19. 19.O-O Nc5
20. 20.Bf3 e5
21. 21.Rd1 Qb4
22. 22.Qa3 Qb5
23. 23.Nc4 Ne6
24. 24.Rd5 Qc6
25. 25.Rc3 Nf4
26. 26.Rd6 Qe8
27. 27.g3 Nh3+
28. 28.Kg2 Ng5
29. 29.h4 Ne6
30. 30.Nxe5 Nc5
31. 31.Rd5 f6
32. 32.b4 Na4
33. 33.Rc7 fxe5
34. 34.Rdd7 Qg6
35. 35.Rxg7+ Qxg7
36. 36.Rxg7+ Kxg7
37. 37.Qxa4 Rf7
38. 38.Bg4 Rd8
39. 39.Qb5 Re7
40. 40.Qc6 Rf8
41. 41.Bf5 Rf6
42. 42.Qd5 h5
43. 43.Qd8 Ref7
44. 44.Qe8 Rxf5
45. 45.exf5 Rxf5
46. 46.Qe7+ Rf7
47. 47.Qxe5+ Kg6
48. 48.Qg5+ Kh7
49. 49.Qxh5+

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