Wilhelm Steinitz vs Philipp Meitner

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Philipp Meitner
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna
Site	Vienna
Round	2
Date	1873.00.00
Opening	French, Classical (C11)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4nk2/1q1r4/1PR1Q1p1/p3Pp1p/P4P1P/6P1/8/2R1K3 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e5 Nfd7
5. 5.Nce2 c5
6. 6.c3 Nc6
7. 7.f4 cxd4
8. 8.cxd4 g6
9. 9.Nf3 Qb6
10. 10.a3 Ndb8
11. 11.Nc3 Bd7
12. 12.b4 a6
13. 13.Be3 Na7
14. 14.Rc1 Be7
15. 15.Bd3 Nb5
16. 16.Na4 Qd8
17. 17.Qb3 O-O
18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
19. 19.dxc5 a5
20. 20.a4 Nc7
21. 21.b5 Ne8
22. 22.Nd4 f6
23. 23.Nf3 f5
24. 24.Nd4 Rf7
25. 25.h4 h5
26. 26.Bf2 Bc8
27. 27.Rh3 Ng7
28. 28.Be2 Nd7
29. 29.Rhc3 Nf8
30. 30.c6 Ne8
31. 31.b6 Qe7
32. 32.Rc5 Rh7
33. 33.g3 Rg7
34. 34.Be3 bxc6
35. 35.Nxc6 Qd7
36. 36.Bb5 Ba6
37. 37.Bxa6 Rxa6
38. 38.Nb8 Qb7
39. 39.Nxa6 Qxa6
40. 40.Rc8 d4
41. 41.Bxd4 Re7
42. 42.R8c6 Qb7
43. 43.Bc5 Rd7
44. 44.Bxf8 Kxf8
45. 45.Qxe6

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