Wilhelm Steinitz vs Samuel Rosenthal

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Samuel Rosenthal
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna
Site	Vienna
Round	2
Date	1873.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A20)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rr3/7R/p3P3/P1pP1p2/5Np1/4P1kp/8/5RK1 b - - 4 39

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.e3 Nf6
3. 3.a3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
6. 6.Nc3 Nxc3
7. 7.bxc3 O-O
8. 8.d4 exd4
9. 9.cxd4 c5
10. 10.d5 Nd7
11. 11.Bb2 Nf6
12. 12.Bc4 a6
13. 13.a4 Bf5
14. 14.O-O Rb8
15. 15.a5 h6
16. 16.Nd2 Ng4
17. 17.h3 Nh2
18. 18.Re1 Bxh3
19. 19.gxh3 Qg5+
20. 20.Kh1 Qh4
21. 21.Bf1 Nxf1
22. 22.Nxf1 Qxh3+
23. 23.Kg1 f5
24. 24.f4 Kh7
25. 25.Re2 g5
26. 26.Rh2 Qg4+
27. 27.Rg2 Qxd1
28. 28.Rxd1 g4
29. 29.Be5 Rbd8
30. 30.Ng3 Kg6
31. 31.Rb2 Bxe5
32. 32.fxe5 Rfe8
33. 33.Rb6+ Kg5
34. 34.e6 h5
35. 35.Ne2 h4
36. 36.Nf4 h3
37. 37.Rxb7 Kh4
38. 38.Rh7+ Kg3
39. 39.Rf1

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