Wilhelm Steinitz vs Frederic Deacon

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Frederic Deacon
Result	0-1
Event	London m-B6263
Site	London
Date	1863.00.00
Opening	King's Knight Opening (C40)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6qk/Q5b1/6pp/7P/4N3/6P1/p4K2/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.exd5 e4
4. 4.Qe2 Qe7
5. 5.Nd4 g6
6. 6.c4 Bg7
7. 7.Nc2 Nd7
8. 8.d3 f5
9. 9.dxe4 fxe4
10. 10.f3 Ngf6
11. 11.Nd2 Nc5
12. 12.fxe4 Bg4
13. 13.Qe3 O-O
14. 14.Be2 Rae8
15. 15.O-O Bxe2
16. 16.Qxe2 Ncxe4
17. 17.Nb3 Qd6
18. 18.Be3 Ng5
19. 19.Qd3 Ng4
20. 20.Rxf8+ Bxf8
21. 21.g3 Nf3+
22. 22.Kg2 Nfe5
23. 23.Qe2 Nxc4
24. 24.Qxg4 Nxe3+
25. 25.Nxe3 Rxe3
26. 26.Rd1 Bg7
27. 27.Nd4 Kh8
28. 28.Nb5 Qf6
29. 29.Rf1 Qxb2+
30. 30.Rf2 Qe5
31. 31.d6 cxd6
32. 32.Nxd6 Qe6
33. 33.Qf4 h6
34. 34.Nxb7 Ra3
35. 35.Nd6 Rxa2
36. 36.Ne4 a5
37. 37.h4 a4
38. 38.h5 Rxf2+
39. 39.Kxf2 a3
40. 40.Qb8+ Qg8
41. 41.Qa7 a2

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