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Chigorin, Mikhail vs Steinitz, William

World Championship 4th • Havana • 1892

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1892. The Russian champion Mikhail Chigorin challenged Steinitz for the World Championship. Their clash represented a battle between romantic, attacking chess and Steinitz's revolutionary scientific approach to the game.

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World Championship 4th

Chigorin, Mikhail vs Steinitz, William
Havana • 1892
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.b4Bxb45.c3Ba56.O-Od67.d4Bd78.Qb3Qf69.dxe5dxe510.Rd1h611.Bxf7+Qxf712.Qxf7+Kxf713.Rxd7+Nge714.Kf1Ke615.Rd3Rad816.Ne1Nc817.Ke2Nd618.f3b519.a3Bb620.Nd2Na521.Rb1a622.Nc2Ndb723.Rxd8Rxd824.Nb4Nc525.Nd5Na426.Kd1c627.Nxb6Nxb628.Kc2Nbc429.Nf1Rd730.Ra1Nb631.Be3Na432.Re1Nc433.Bc1c534.h41/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

34

Opening

C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit

Date

1892.??.??

Moves

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