Wilhelm Steinitz vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result	0-1
Event	Nuremberg
Site	Nuremberg
Date	1896.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/6k1/7R/p1p1b3/2PnBP2/3QK3/1q3P2/8 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 Be7
5. 5.Qc2 O-O
6. 6.e4 dxe4
7. 7.Nxe4 Nc6
8. 8.Be3 Nxe4
9. 9.Qxe4 f5
10. 10.Qd3 f4
11. 11.Bd2 e5
12. 12.dxe5 Bg4
13. 13.Qb3 Nd4
14. 14.Qd1 Bxf3
15. 15.gxf3 Rf5
16. 16.Bd3 Rxe5+
17. 17.Be4 Qd7
18. 18.Bc3 c5
19. 19.Qd3 Rd8
20. 20.O-O-O Qa4
21. 21.Kb1 Bf6
22. 22.Bxb7 Re7
23. 23.Be4 Rb8
24. 24.Rhe1 Kh8
25. 25.Bd5 Rd7
26. 26.Re4 Rd6
27. 27.Rde1 Rdb6
28. 28.Kc1 a6
29. 29.h4 a5
30. 30.h5 Rf8
31. 31.h6 Qxa2
32. 32.Rxf4 Rfb8
33. 33.hxg7+ Bxg7
34. 34.Rfe4 Qa1+
35. 35.Kd2 Rxb2+
36. 36.Ke3 Rf8
37. 37.f4 Qa2
38. 38.Bxb2 Qxb2
39. 39.Rh1 h6
40. 40.Re5 Rb8
41. 41.Be4 Bxe5
42. 42.Rxh6+ Kg7

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