World Championship 02nd
 
Havana / 1889.01.20
 
Black: Steinitz, William
 

 
White: Chigorin, Mikhail

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C52: Evans Gambit with 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Qf6 7. d4 Nge7 8. Ng5 Nd8 9. f4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Be3 d5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Nc3 Re8 15. Nge4 Qg6 16. Bf2 c6 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Nc5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qd6 20. Qe3 cxd5 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxd5 Nc6 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Re1 h6 25. d5 Nb4 26. Rd1 Nxd5 27. Qe5 Rxa2 28. Rxd5 Ra1+ 29. Qxa1 Qxd5 30. Bxb6 Qe4 31. g3 h5 32. Qd4 Qf3 33. Qe3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qc2+ 35. Qf2 Qc6+ 36. Kg1 h4 37. Qc5 hxg3 38. hxg3 Qe4 39. Kf2 Qh1 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qg4 Qh2+ 42. Kf1 Qh1+ 43. Bg1 Qd5 44. Qh3+ Kg8 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qc5 Qd3+ 47. Kg2 Qd7 48. Bd4 f6 49. Kf3 b5 50. g4 Qb7+ 51. Kg3 b4 52. Qf5+ Kg8 53. g5 fxg5 54. Qe6+ Kh7 55. fxg5 Qc7+ 56. Kg4 g6 57. Qf6 Qc8+ 58. Kh4 (White wins)