Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz

England cg · 1875 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event England cg
Site England
Date 1875.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/2p1r1r1/1p1p4/p2Pk3/B2R2Pp/5P1P/P4K2/8 w - - 6 49

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.O-O Nh6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 O-O
  9. 9.d5 Ne7
  10. 10.Bg5 d6
  11. 11.Qc1 Ng4
  12. 12.h3 Nf6
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Qh6 Ng6
  15. 15.Nbd2 Kh8
  16. 16.Rad1 Rg8
  17. 17.Bb3 Rg7
  18. 18.Nd4 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Qh4
  20. 20.Qxh4 Nxh4
  21. 21.g4 Bxf5
  22. 22.Nc4 Bb4
  23. 23.Nxf5 Nxf5
  24. 24.Kh2 Ne7
  25. 25.Rd3 f5
  26. 26.f3 Rf8
  27. 27.Ne3 f4
  28. 28.Nc2 Bc5
  29. 29.Nd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Ng6
  31. 31.Re4 Ne5
  32. 32.Kg2 h5
  33. 33.Rd1 h4
  34. 34.Rdd4 Rgf7
  35. 35.Ra4 a6
  36. 36.Bc2 Kg7
  37. 37.Kf2 Kh6
  38. 38.Rab4 b6
  39. 39.Ra4 a5
  40. 40.Rad4 Kg5
  41. 41.Ba4 Re7
  42. 42.Bd1 Rff7
  43. 43.Ba4 Rg7
  44. 44.Rxf4 Nd3+
  45. 45.Rxd3 Kxf4
  46. 46.Rd4+ Ke5
  47. 47.Ke3 Kf6+
  48. 48.Kf2 Ke5

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