Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D21)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Nrk1/p3q1Q1/1pp1p3/3r2p1/3PN3/R5PK/PP3P2/4R3 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Bxd2+
  6. 6.Nbxd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Bxc4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Nb3 Qe7
  10. 10.Rc1 Rd8
  11. 11.Bd3 c6
  12. 12.Qd2 Nf8
  13. 13.Na5 Ng6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rb8
  15. 15.Nc4 Bd7
  16. 16.e4 Be8
  17. 17.e5 Nd5
  18. 18.Bxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Nd6 f6
  20. 20.h4 Nb6
  21. 21.Qf4 Bf7
  22. 22.Nd2 Rf8
  23. 23.Qg3 Rbd8
  24. 24.N2e4 Nd5
  25. 25.Rd3 Be8
  26. 26.Rb3 b6
  27. 27.Ra3 fxe5
  28. 28.Qxe5 Nf4
  29. 29.Re1 Qxh4
  30. 30.g3 Nh3+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qe7
  32. 32.Kxh3 g5
  33. 33.Nxe8 Rd5
  34. 34.Qxg7+

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