Wilhelm Steinitz vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/R7/7k/P1r3PP/7K/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Qe2 Bb4+
  6. 6.Kd1 d5
  7. 7.exd6 f5
  8. 8.Ng5 O-O
  9. 9.Qc4+ Kh8
  10. 10.Qxb4 Nc6
  11. 11.Qa3 Nxf2+
  12. 12.Ke1 Nxh1
  13. 13.dxc7 Qe8+
  14. 14.Be2 f4
  15. 15.Kf1 Bd7
  16. 16.Nd2 Ne5
  17. 17.Ndf3 Ng4
  18. 18.Bd3 Nhf2
  19. 19.Bxh7 Bb5+
  20. 20.Kg1 Qe2
  21. 21.Bd2 Nd1
  22. 22.Bd3 Bxd3
  23. 23.Qxd3 Qxd3
  24. 24.cxd3 Nxb2
  25. 25.Rb1 Nxd3
  26. 26.Rxb7 Nc5
  27. 27.Rb5 Na6
  28. 28.Ne6 Rf6
  29. 29.Nfxd4 Re8
  30. 30.Rh5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Rg5 Ne3
  32. 32.Nxg7 Rc8
  33. 33.Nge6+ Kh8
  34. 34.Ba5 Rf7
  35. 35.Ne2 Rf5
  36. 36.Bc3+ Kh7
  37. 37.Rg7+ Kh6
  38. 38.N2xf4 Nxc7
  39. 39.Rg6+ Kh7
  40. 40.Ng5+ Rxg5
  41. 41.Rxg5 Ne8
  42. 42.Bd4 Nd1
  43. 43.Rh5+ Kg8
  44. 44.Rh8+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rh7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Re7 Rd8
  47. 47.Ne6 Rc8
  48. 48.h4 Nc3
  49. 49.Bxc3 Rxc3
  50. 50.Rxe8+ Kf7
  51. 51.Ra8 Kxe6
  52. 52.Rxa7 Kf5
  53. 53.Ra4 Rc2
  54. 54.Kh2 Rd2
  55. 55.Kh3 Rd3+
  56. 56.g3 Rc3
  57. 57.Ra5+ Kg6
  58. 58.a4 Rc4
  59. 59.Ra6+ Kh5
  60. 60.g4+

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