Wilhelm Steinitz vs Josef Heral

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Josef Heral
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna
Site	Vienna
Round	1
Date	1873.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Taimanov (B45)
Moves	48

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/5P2/K2k3p/7B/p7/8/5r2/8 b - - 8 48

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Nc3 e6
4. 4.d4 cxd4
5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
6. 6.Ndb5 a6
7. 7.Nd6+ Bxd6
8. 8.Qxd6 Qe7
9. 9.Bf4 Qxd6
10. 10.Bxd6 Kd8
11. 11.O-O-O Ne8
12. 12.Bg3 Ke7
13. 13.e5 f6
14. 14.f4 f5
15. 15.Bh4+ Kf7
16. 16.Na4 h6
17. 17.Nb6 Rb8
18. 18.Nxc8 Rxc8
19. 19.Rxd7+ Kg6
20. 20.Rxb7 Nc7
21. 21.h3 Nd5
22. 22.Bg3 Ncb4
23. 23.c3 Nxa2+
24. 24.Kb1 Naxc3+
25. 25.bxc3 Nxc3+
26. 26.Kb2 Nd1+
27. 27.Ka3 Rc1
28. 28.Bc4 Rc8
29. 29.Bxe6 Ra1+
30. 30.Kb4 a5+
31. 31.Kb5 Rb1+
32. 32.Ka6 Ra8+
33. 33.Ra7 Rab8
34. 34.Bf7+ Kh7
35. 35.Bf2 Nxf2
36. 36.Rxb1 Rxb1
37. 37.Be6 Kg6
38. 38.g4 fxg4
39. 39.hxg4 Nxg4
40. 40.Bxg4 a4
41. 41.f5+ Kg5
42. 42.Rxg7+ Kf4
43. 43.f6 Kxe5
44. 44.f7 Rf1
45. 45.Bh5 Rf2
46. 46.Rg3 Ke6
47. 47.Re3+ Kd6
48. 48.Re8

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