Johannes Zukertort vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 1st · 1886 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 1st
Site USA
Round 1
Date 1886.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/p7/2p4R/P1Pp1kp1/3P1bp1/2K5/4N1q1/5R2 w - - 2 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nd7
  6. 6.a3 Bd6
  7. 7.c5 Bc7
  8. 8.b4 e5
  9. 9.Be2 Ngf6
  10. 10.Bb2 e4
  11. 11.Nd2 h5
  12. 12.h3 Nf8
  13. 13.a4 Ng6
  14. 14.b5 Nh4
  15. 15.g3 Ng2+
  16. 16.Kf1 Nxe3+
  17. 17.fxe3 Bxg3
  18. 18.Kg2 Bc7
  19. 19.Qg1 Rh6
  20. 20.Kf1 Rg6
  21. 21.Qf2 Qd7
  22. 22.bxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Rg1 Bxh3+
  24. 24.Ke1 Ng4
  25. 25.Bxg4 Bxg4
  26. 26.Ne2 Qe7
  27. 27.Nf4 Rh6
  28. 28.Bc3 g5
  29. 29.Ne2 Rf6
  30. 30.Qg2 Rf3
  31. 31.Nf1 Rb8
  32. 32.Kd2 f5
  33. 33.a5 f4
  34. 34.Rh1 Qf7
  35. 35.Re1 fxe3+
  36. 36.Nxe3 Rf2
  37. 37.Qxf2 Qxf2
  38. 38.Nxg4 Bf4+
  39. 39.Kc2 hxg4
  40. 40.Bd2 e3
  41. 41.Bc1 Qg2
  42. 42.Kc3 Kd7
  43. 43.Rh7+ Ke6
  44. 44.Rh6+ Kf5
  45. 45.Bxe3 Bxe3
  46. 46.Rf1+ Bf4

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