Preston Ware vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1882 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 113 moves

The Game

White Preston Ware
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 6
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 113
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3KB3/3R2p1/6P1/5k2/8/8/8/4r3 b - - 31 113

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bd2 c4
  9. 9.Bc2 b5
  10. 10.Be1 a5
  11. 11.Bh4 b4
  12. 12.Nbd2 Rb8
  13. 13.Ne5 Na7
  14. 14.e4 Be7
  15. 15.exd5 exd5
  16. 16.f5 Rb6
  17. 17.Qf3 Nb5
  18. 18.Rae1 bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Nd6
  20. 20.Rb1 Nde8
  21. 21.g4 h6
  22. 22.Qe2 Ba3
  23. 23.Rxb6 Qxb6
  24. 24.Rb1 Qc7
  25. 25.Ndf3 Nd6
  26. 26.Nd2 Nd7
  27. 27.Qf3 Re8
  28. 28.Bg3 Nf6
  29. 29.h4 Bb7
  30. 30.g5 Nfe4
  31. 31.Nxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.Qf4 hxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 Bd5
  34. 34.g6 f6
  35. 35.Ng4 Rb8
  36. 36.Rf1 Rb2
  37. 37.Ne3 Qb7
  38. 38.Qh4 Kf8
  39. 39.Bxd6+ Bxd6
  40. 40.Nxd5 Qxd5
  41. 41.Bxe4 Rh2
  42. 42.Bxd5 Rxh4
  43. 43.Bxc4 Rh3
  44. 44.Rc1 Rf3
  45. 45.Be6 Ke7
  46. 46.Kg2 Rd3
  47. 47.Bc4 Rg3+
  48. 48.Kf2 Bf4
  49. 49.Rc2 Kd8
  50. 50.Bf1 Re3
  51. 51.Be2 Kd7
  52. 52.Bf3 Rd3
  53. 53.a4 Kd8
  54. 54.Bg2 Kd7
  55. 55.Bf3 Kd6
  56. 56.Be2 Rh3
  57. 57.Bf1 Re3
  58. 58.Bb5 Bh6
  59. 59.Be2 Bf4
  60. 60.Bf3 Kd7
  61. 61.Bd5 Kd6
  62. 62.Bf3 Kd7
  63. 63.Be2 Kd8
  64. 64.Bb5 Bh6
  65. 65.Kg2 Kc7
  66. 66.Kf2 Kd8
  67. 67.Bc4 Kc7
  68. 68.Bg8 Rh3
  69. 69.Bb3 Rh5
  70. 70.Ke2 Rxf5
  71. 71.Kd3 Kd6
  72. 72.Bf7 Rf3+
  73. 73.Kc4 f5
  74. 74.Kb5 Rf1
  75. 75.Kxa5 Rb1
  76. 76.Rh2 Bg5
  77. 77.Ka6 f4
  78. 78.Rh5 Bd8
  79. 79.Rb5 Rc1
  80. 80.c4 Ra1
  81. 81.a5 f3
  82. 82.Rf5 Ra3
  83. 83.Bd5 Bxa5
  84. 84.c5+ Kc7
  85. 85.Rf7+ Kb8
  86. 86.Kb5 Bc3
  87. 87.Rxf3 Ra5+
  88. 88.Kc4 Ba1
  89. 89.Bc6 Ra2
  90. 90.Rb3+ Kc7
  91. 91.Be8 Rc2+
  92. 92.Kd3 Rc1
  93. 93.Ra3 Rd1+
  94. 94.Kc2 Re1
  95. 95.d5 Be5
  96. 96.d6+ Bxd6
  97. 97.cxd6+ Kxd6
  98. 98.Rd3+ Ke7
  99. 99.Kd2 Re5
  100. 100.Bf7 Re4
  101. 101.Ra3 Re5
  102. 102.Kd3 Kf6
  103. 103.Kd4 Re1
  104. 104.Ra6+ Kf5
  105. 105.Bc4 Re4+
  106. 106.Kc5 Re3
  107. 107.Rd6 Re7
  108. 108.Kc6 Re1
  109. 109.Kd7 Re3
  110. 110.Kd8 Kg5
  111. 111.Bf7 Kf5
  112. 112.Be8 Re1
  113. 113.Rd7

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