Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

DSB-11. Kongress · 1898 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event DSB-11. Kongress
Site Koeln
Round 10
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2nr4/7k/1p2RP1p/1P2K3/4B1p1/6P1/7P/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.b4 Be7
  10. 10.c5 Nh5
  11. 11.Bd3 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 f5
  13. 13.Rc1 Qc7
  14. 14.Qd2 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Kh8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rae8
  17. 17.Re2 a6
  18. 18.Na4 Bc8
  19. 19.Nb6 h6
  20. 20.a4 Na7
  21. 21.g3 Bf6
  22. 22.Ne5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Qf7
  24. 24.Qe2 Bd7
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.axb5 Nc8
  27. 27.Nxd7 Qxd7
  28. 28.Re1 Qc7
  29. 29.Qe3 Re7
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.Qxe6 Qxc5
  32. 32.Re5 Rf6
  33. 33.Qe8+ Qf8
  34. 34.Qxf8+ Rxf8
  35. 35.Rxd5 g6
  36. 36.Rd7 b6
  37. 37.Bc4 Re8
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf8
  39. 39.Kf3 Re8
  40. 40.Bd5 Rf8
  41. 41.Ke3 Re8+
  42. 42.Kd4 g5
  43. 43.f3 g4
  44. 44.fxg4 fxg4
  45. 45.Be4 Ne7
  46. 46.Rd6 Kg7
  47. 47.f5 Nc8
  48. 48.Rg6+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rc6 Rd8+
  50. 50.Ke5 Re8+
  51. 51.Re6 Rd8
  52. 52.f6+

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