Siegbert Tarrasch vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Nuremberg · 1896 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/Q3R2p/3pnqp1/3Pp3/8/4NpPP/2P2P1K/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.d4 Ng6
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.Bc4 d6
  8. 8.h3 Bd7
  9. 9.Nc3 Qc8
  10. 10.Kh2 Nd8
  11. 11.Nd5 Bf8
  12. 12.Be3 Ne6
  13. 13.Ng1 c6
  14. 14.Nc3 Be7
  15. 15.Nge2 Qc7
  16. 16.d5 Nd8
  17. 17.Ng3 Nf7
  18. 18.Nf5 Bf8
  19. 19.Qh5 c5
  20. 20.Bb5 Bxb5
  21. 21.Nxb5 Qb6
  22. 22.Qe2 Nf4
  23. 23.Qc4 a6
  24. 24.Nc3 Qd8
  25. 25.g3 g6
  26. 26.Nh4 Nh5
  27. 27.b4 b5
  28. 28.Qe2 Be7
  29. 29.Ng2 Ng7
  30. 30.Rab1 O-O
  31. 31.a4 cxb4
  32. 32.Rxb4 Qc7
  33. 33.Bd2 bxa4
  34. 34.Rfb1 Bd8
  35. 35.Rxa4 a5
  36. 36.Qb5 f5
  37. 37.Rc4 Qe7
  38. 38.Be3 Qe8
  39. 39.Qb7 Bf6
  40. 40.Ba7 Ng5
  41. 41.Nb5 Nf7
  42. 42.Nc7 Rxa7
  43. 43.Qxa7 Qd7
  44. 44.Qxa5 Ng5
  45. 45.Qa4 Qf7
  46. 46.Rb7 fxe4
  47. 47.Qa7 Be7
  48. 48.Rc3 Nf3+
  49. 49.Rxf3 exf3
  50. 50.Ne3 Qf6
  51. 51.Ne6 Nxe6
  52. 52.Rxe7

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