Wilhelm Steinitz vs James Mortimer

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	James Mortimer
Result	1-0
Event	London
Site	London
Date	1883.00.00
Opening	Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/P7/1P1k4/5pp1/4p3/4P3/r4P2/5K2 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 c5
5. 5.e3 Nc6
6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
7. 7.O-O Ne7
8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
9. 9.Na4 b6
10. 10.Nxc5 bxc5
11. 11.b3 Ng6
12. 12.Bb2 O-O
13. 13.Rc1 Bb7
14. 14.cxd5 Qxd5
15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
17. 17.Qxd5 Bxd5
18. 18.Rxc5 Bxf3
19. 19.gxf3 Kg7
20. 20.Rd1 Rh8
21. 21.Rd7 Rhd8
22. 22.Rcc7 Rxd7
23. 23.Rxd7 e5
24. 24.Rc7 f5
25. 25.Kf1 Kf6
26. 26.Ke2 Ke6
27. 27.Rc6+ Kd7
28. 28.Rf6 Rf8
29. 29.h4 Ke7
30. 30.Ra6 Ra8
31. 31.b4 Rh8
32. 32.Rxa7+ Ke6
33. 33.a4 Rxh4
34. 34.Rb7 Rc4
35. 35.a5 e4
36. 36.fxe4 fxe4
37. 37.a6 Rc2+
38. 38.Kf1 Ra2
39. 39.a7 f5
40. 40.b5 Kd6
41. 41.b6 g5
42. 42.Rb8

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