World Championship 02nd
 
Havana / 1889.01.24
 
Black: Steinitz, William
 

 
White: Chigorin, Mikhail

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C62: Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defence
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Nb5 Nc8 12. Qd2 Qe8 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. Be2 Nd8 15. c4 Ne6 16. h3 Bh5 17. c5 Be7 18. Qd5 Qc6 19. Bc4 Be8 20. a4 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Nxc7 Nd6 24. Bb3 Bxe4 25. Nxa8 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rxa8 27. Rd5 b6 28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. Kg2 a5 30. Bc2 g6 31. h4 Kg7 32. f4 exf4 33. Kf3 f5 34. Kxf4 Kf6 35. Bb3 h6 36. h5 gxh5 37. Bc2 Ke7 38. Re5+ Kf8 39. Rxf5+ Ke7 40. Re5+ Kd7 41. f3 h4 42. Kg4 Rg8+ 43. Kxh4 Rg2 44. Bf5+ Kc6 45. b3 Bf2+ 46. Kh3 Rg3+ 47. Kh2 Rxf3 48. Kg2 Rf4 49. Be6 Bc5 50. Bd5+ Kd7 51. Re6 Nf5 52. Bc4+ Kc7 53. Rd3 h5 54. Bb5 Rg4+ 55. Kh2 Rh4+ 56. Rh3 Bd6+ 57. Kg2 Rg4+ 58. Kf1 Ng3+ 59. Kf2 h4 60. Rh6 Rf4+ 61. Kg2 Be7 62. Rc6+ Kb7 63. Rc4 Rf8 64. Rd4 Kc8 65. Rd7 Bd8 66. Rh2 Ne4 67. Rg7 Nc5 68. Rh3 Bf6 69. Rg6 Bd8 70. Bc4 Rf4 71. Rf3 Rd4 72. Rg7 Kb8 73. Rff7 Rd6 74. Kh3 Rd2 75. Rh7 Rd6 76. Bf1 Ne6 77. Rd7 Rc6 78. Kg4 Rc7 79. Bc4 Rxc4+ 80. bxc4 Kc8 81. Rd6 Nc5 82. Rc6+ Kb8 83. Rh8 (White wins)