Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 1st · 1886 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 1st
Site USA
Round 13
Date 1886.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4R2K/6P1/4bP2/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bf4 c5
  5. 5.e3 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.Nf3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Bd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Qa5
  12. 12.Nb5 a6
  13. 13.Bc7 b6
  14. 14.Nc3 Rfc8
  15. 15.Bf4 b5
  16. 16.Bb3 Qb6
  17. 17.Red1 Na5
  18. 18.Bc2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bd3 Nd6
  20. 20.Ne5 Be8
  21. 21.Bg5 Qd8
  22. 22.Qf3 Ra7
  23. 23.Qh3 h6
  24. 24.Be3 Rac7
  25. 25.d5 b4
  26. 26.Ne2 Nxd5
  27. 27.Bxa6 Ra8
  28. 28.Bd3 Bf6
  29. 29.Bd4 Nb5
  30. 30.Nf3 Nxd4
  31. 31.Nfxd4 Ra5
  32. 32.Qf3 Ba4
  33. 33.Re1 Ne7
  34. 34.Qe4 g6
  35. 35.b3 Be8
  36. 36.Bc4 Nf5
  37. 37.Nxe6 fxe6
  38. 38.Bxe6+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rad1 Qe7
  40. 40.Nf4 Re5
  41. 41.Qb1 Rxe1+
  42. 42.Rxe1 Bc3
  43. 43.Nd5 Qc5
  44. 44.Nxc7 Qxc7
  45. 45.Rd1 Nd4
  46. 46.Bc4 Bc6
  47. 47.Qd3 Ba8
  48. 48.Qe3 Qd6
  49. 49.a3 Bc6
  50. 50.axb4 Qf6
  51. 51.Kf1 Nb5
  52. 52.Qe6 Qxe6
  53. 53.Bxe6 Bxb4
  54. 54.Bd7 Nc3
  55. 55.Rd4 Bxd7
  56. 56.Rxd7+ Kf6
  57. 57.Rd4 Be7
  58. 58.b4 Ke5
  59. 59.Rc4 Nb5
  60. 60.Rc6 Bd6
  61. 61.Rb6 Nd4
  62. 62.Rb7 g5
  63. 63.b5 Kd5
  64. 64.b6 Kc6
  65. 65.Rh7 Kxb6
  66. 66.Rxh6 Kc7
  67. 67.h4 gxh4
  68. 68.Rxh4 Nf5
  69. 69.Rh7+ Kd8
  70. 70.g4 Ne7
  71. 71.Kg2 Ke8
  72. 72.Kf3 Bc5
  73. 73.Rh5 Bd4
  74. 74.Kg3 Kf7
  75. 75.f4 Bc3
  76. 76.Rb5 Be1+
  77. 77.Kf3 Bc3
  78. 78.g5 Ba1
  79. 79.Kg4 Bc3
  80. 80.f5 Bd4
  81. 81.Rb7 Bc3
  82. 82.Kh5 Bd4
  83. 83.Kh6 Bg7+
  84. 84.Kh7 Be5
  85. 85.g6+ Kf8
  86. 86.Rxe7

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