Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m · 1872 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event London m
Site London
Round 9
Date 1872.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/2pp1p2/6p1/1n1NP1N1/1P6/p7/2b2PPP/5K2 w - - 0 39

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 d3
  8. 8.Qb3 Qf6
  9. 9.e5 Qg6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nge7
  11. 11.Re1 b5
  12. 12.Bxb5 Rb8
  13. 13.Qa4 Bxc3
  14. 14.Rb1 a6
  15. 15.Bxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Qxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.Rxb8 Nxb8
  18. 18.Re3 Nc6
  19. 19.Rxd3 Bb4
  20. 20.Bb2 a5
  21. 21.Ne4 Ba6
  22. 22.Re3 O-O
  23. 23.Nh4 Rb8
  24. 24.Nf5 Bd2
  25. 25.Rb3 Rxb3
  26. 26.axb3 Bb4
  27. 27.Neg3 Bd3
  28. 28.Ne3 Bc5
  29. 29.Ngf5 g6
  30. 30.Nh6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Nhg4 Bd4
  32. 32.Bxd4 Nxd4
  33. 33.Nf6 Ke7
  34. 34.Ned5+ Kd8
  35. 35.Nxh7 Bc2
  36. 36.b4 a4
  37. 37.Kf1 Nb5
  38. 38.Ng5 a3

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