Wilhelm Steinitz vs Beniamino Vergani

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Beniamino Vergani
Result	1-0
Event	Hastings
Site	Hastings
Date	1895.00.00
Opening	French, Classical (C11)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1R1r2k1/p3P1Pp/8/P7/8/8/3RK3 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e5 Nfd7
5. 5.Nce2 c5
6. 6.c3 cxd4
7. 7.cxd4 Nc6
8. 8.f4 Bb4+
9. 9.Nc3 O-O
10. 10.Nf3 f6
11. 11.a3 Bxc3+
12. 12.bxc3 a6
13. 13.a4 Na5
14. 14.Bd3 Qc7
15. 15.Qc2 f5
16. 16.g4 g6
17. 17.gxf5 exf5
18. 18.h4 Nb6
19. 19.h5 Kg7
20. 20.hxg6 h6
21. 21.Qh2 Rh8
22. 22.Qh4 Qd8
23. 23.Ba3 Nc6
24. 24.Qh5 Nc4
25. 25.Nh4 Nxa3
26. 26.Nxf5+ Bxf5
27. 27.Qxf5 Qf8
28. 28.Qd7+ Qe7
29. 29.Qxd5 Rad8
30. 30.Qb3 Rhf8
31. 31.Qxa3 Qxa3
32. 32.Rxa3 Rxf4
33. 33.Ke2 Ne7
34. 34.Rb1 Rd7
35. 35.Rab3 Nd5
36. 36.c4 Rxd4
37. 37.cxd5 R4xd5
38. 38.Rxb7 Rxd3
39. 39.e6 Rd2+
40. 40.Ke1 Rd1+
41. 41.Rxd1

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