Wilhelm Steinitz vs Jackson Whipps Showalter

Vienna · 1898 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Jackson Whipps Showalter
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/2r1n2q/1p2BQpk/pP2Pp1p/5P2/7P/1P4P1/7K b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bxc5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Ng6
  8. 8.Re1 Bd7
  9. 9.c3 a5
  10. 10.a4 Qb8
  11. 11.Qe2 Bb6
  12. 12.Na3 O-O
  13. 13.Nb5 Na7
  14. 14.Be3 Bxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 Nxb5
  16. 16.axb5 b6
  17. 17.Nd4 f5
  18. 18.f4 Ne7
  19. 19.Qf2 Qd8
  20. 20.Re3 g6
  21. 21.Rh3 Rf7
  22. 22.Kh1 Kg7
  23. 23.Nf3 h6
  24. 24.Rg1 h5
  25. 25.Qg3 Qh8
  26. 26.Ng5 Rff8
  27. 27.Qh4 Ng8
  28. 28.c4 dxc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 Rfe8
  30. 30.Rd3 Ra7
  31. 31.Rd6 Rb7
  32. 32.Rgd1 Bc8
  33. 33.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  34. 34.Bxe6 Qh7
  35. 35.Rd7+ Re7
  36. 36.Rxe7+ Nxe7
  37. 37.Qf6+ Kh6
  38. 38.Rd8 Rc7
  39. 39.h3

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