Szymon Winawer vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Vienna · 1882 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Szymon Winawer
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 29
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3r4/6nk/2R4p/1K6/1P3QP1/8/q5P1/8 b - - 18 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Bc4 Bg7
  5. 5.a3 d6
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.h3 f5
  8. 8.Bd2 Nf6
  9. 9.Qe2 f4
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.d4 Nh5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nd5 Rf8
  14. 14.Ba5 Rf7
  15. 15.Bc3 Nxc4
  16. 16.Qxc4 Kf8
  17. 17.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  18. 18.Qd4+ Kh7
  19. 19.e5 Qf8
  20. 20.Nc3 dxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Rg7
  22. 22.Ng4 Rf7
  23. 23.Rhe1 Bf5
  24. 24.Re5 Rd7
  25. 25.Nd5 Rad8
  26. 26.c4 Bxg4
  27. 27.hxg4 Ng7
  28. 28.Qe4 c6
  29. 29.Nc3 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Nxd1 Qd6
  31. 31.Qe2 b5
  32. 32.c5 Qd4
  33. 33.Nc3 a5
  34. 34.Kc2 Rd7
  35. 35.Re4 Qxc5
  36. 36.Rxf4 Re7
  37. 37.Qd3 b4
  38. 38.Rf6 bxc3
  39. 39.Qxg6+ Kg8
  40. 40.Rxc6 Qxf2+
  41. 41.Kxc3 Re3+
  42. 42.Kc4 Qe2+
  43. 43.Kd4 Re8
  44. 44.Kc3 Rb8
  45. 45.b4 axb4+
  46. 46.axb4 Qe3+
  47. 47.Qd3 Qc1+
  48. 48.Qc2 Qf4
  49. 49.Qb3+ Kh7
  50. 50.Qc4 Qc1+
  51. 51.Kb3 Qb1+
  52. 52.Kc3 Rd8
  53. 53.Qf4 Qa1+
  54. 54.Kc4 Qa2+
  55. 55.Kb5

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