Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	1-0
Event	Nuremberg
Site	Nuremberg
Date	1896.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	33

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

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All The Moves

1. 1.d4 e6
2. 2.c4 Nf6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Nf3 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 Nbd7
7. 7.c5 c6
8. 8.Bd3 Nh5
9. 9.Be5 f6
10. 10.Bg3 f5
11. 11.Ng5 Ndf6
12. 12.Be5 g6
13. 13.h3 b6
14. 14.g4 Ng7
15. 15.Na4 Ne4
16. 16.Nxe4 fxe4
17. 17.Be2 Ne8
18. 18.Qb3 b5
19. 19.Nc3 a5
20. 20.Bd1 Bh4
21. 21.Rh2 Ba6
22. 22.Ne2 Ra7
23. 23.Nf4 Qc8
24. 24.Rg2 g5
25. 25.Nh5 Raf7
26. 26.Ng3 b4
27. 27.Qa4 Qd8
28. 28.Qxc6 Bc8
29. 29.a3 Rb7
30. 30.b3 Ra7
31. 31.axb4 Ra6
32. 32.Qb5 Nc7
33. 33.Qb8

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