Wilhelm Steinitz vs Strauss

Vienna m3 · 1860 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Strauss
Result 1-0
Event Vienna m3
Site Vienna
Date 1860.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5r1/p5B1/3p4/6q1/7k/7Q/P4PPP/4R1K1 b - - 4 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.O-O dxc3
  8. 8.Qb3 Qe7
  9. 9.Ba3 d6
  10. 10.Nxc3 Bxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 Ne5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qxe5
  13. 13.Qc2 Nf6
  14. 14.Bb2 Qc5
  15. 15.e5 Nd5
  16. 16.exd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Qe4+ Be6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nc7
  19. 19.Bxe6 Nxe6
  20. 20.Bxg7 Rg8
  21. 21.Qxh7 Ke7
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qg5
  23. 23.Rxe6+ Kxe6
  24. 24.Qe4+ Kd7
  25. 25.Qxb7+ Ke6
  26. 26.Re1+ Kf5
  27. 27.Qxf7+ Kg4
  28. 28.Qf3+ Kh4
  29. 29.Qh3#

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