Wilhelm Steinitz vs Isidor Gunsberg

World Championship 3rd · 1890 · Queen's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 3rd
Site New York
Round 17
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/1P1k4/1K6/3b4/1R3B2/1r6 w - - 5 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.cxd5 Nxd5
  4. 4.e4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.dxe5 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 Ng4
  8. 8.Nd5 Kd7
  9. 9.Nh3 c6
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxe5
  11. 11.f4 Ng4
  12. 12.Be2 Ke8
  13. 13.Kc2 Bc5
  14. 14.f5 Ne3+
  15. 15.Kd3 Nxg2
  16. 16.b4 Bxb4
  17. 17.Rg1 Nh4
  18. 18.Rxg7 Ng6
  19. 19.fxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.Ng5 Be7
  21. 21.Rh7 Rxh7
  22. 22.Nxh7 f6
  23. 23.Bf4 Kf7
  24. 24.Rg1 Na6
  25. 25.e5 Bf5+
  26. 26.Kd2 Bb4
  27. 27.Rg3 Nc5
  28. 28.Kc1 Ba3+
  29. 29.Kd1 g5
  30. 30.Bc4+ Ne6
  31. 31.Nxg5+ fxg5
  32. 32.Bxg5 Rg8
  33. 33.h4 b5
  34. 34.Nxb5 cxb5
  35. 35.Bxe6+ Kxe6
  36. 36.Rxa3 Kxe5
  37. 37.Rxa7 Bd3
  38. 38.Kd2 Bf1
  39. 39.Kc3 Rc8+
  40. 40.Kb4 Rg8
  41. 41.Ra5 Ke4
  42. 42.Ra6 Kf3
  43. 43.Rf6+ Kg2
  44. 44.Rf5 Be2
  45. 45.Be3 Bd3
  46. 46.Rf2+ Kg3
  47. 47.Rd2 Rg4+
  48. 48.Kc5 Bc4
  49. 49.h5 Kf3
  50. 50.Bd4 Rg5+
  51. 51.Kb4 Rxh5
  52. 52.a4 Ke4
  53. 53.Bc5 Bd3
  54. 54.axb5 Rh1
  55. 55.Rb2 Kd5
  56. 56.Bf2 Rb1

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