Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 1st · 1886 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 1st
Site USA
Round 17
Date 1886.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1R3pp1/7p/8/5PPP/npk5/4K3/8 w - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.e3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Qe2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Nb6
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nbd7
  13. 13.e4 Be7
  14. 14.e5 Ne8
  15. 15.Bg3 Qb6
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.Rac1 Nc5
  18. 18.Bf4 Bd7
  19. 19.Be3 Bc6
  20. 20.Nd4 Rd8
  21. 21.Ndb5 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Bxb5
  23. 23.Nxb5 Qc6
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.axb4 Nd7
  26. 26.Nd4 Qe4
  27. 27.Nxe6 Nxe5
  28. 28.Nxf8 Nxc4
  29. 29.Nd7 Bxb4
  30. 30.Qd3 Qg4
  31. 31.h3 Qe6
  32. 32.Rb1 Nxe3
  33. 33.Qxe3 Qxd7
  34. 34.Rxb4 Qd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qd6+
  36. 36.Qf4 Kf8
  37. 37.Qxd6+ Nxd6
  38. 38.Kg3 Ke7
  39. 39.Kf4 Ke6
  40. 40.h4 Kd5
  41. 41.g4 b5
  42. 42.Rb1 Kc5
  43. 43.Rc1+ Kd5
  44. 44.Ke3 Nc4+
  45. 45.Ke2 b4
  46. 46.Rb1 Kc5
  47. 47.f4 Na3
  48. 48.Rc1+ Kd4
  49. 49.Rc7 b3
  50. 50.Rb7 Kc3
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kd4
  52. 52.Rb7 Kc3

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