World Championship 02nd
 
Havana / 1889.02.16
 
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. d5 Nd8 9. Bg5 Qd6 10. Qa4 f6 11. Bc1 Bb6 12. Na3 c6 13. Bb3 Bc5 14. Rd1 b5 15. Qa5 Nb7 16. Qa6 Nd8 17. Qa5 Nb7 18. Qa6 Nd8 19. Qa5 Nb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. dxc6 dxc6 22. Nxb5 cxb5 23. Qxb5+ Bd7 24. Bf7+ Kd8 25. Rb1 Nd6 26. Qb3 Qb6 27. Qc2 Qc6 28. Bb3 a5 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 a4 31. Bd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Re8 33. Rbd1 Re6 34. c4 Ra7 35. c5 Nc8 36. Nd2 Ke8 37. Nc4 Re7 38. Qe2 a3 39. Qh5+ g6 40. Qh4 Ra4 41. Rd6 Nxd6 42. Nxd6+ Kd8 43. Qxf6 Ra5 44. Qf8+ Re8 45. Nxe8 Qxc5 46. Qxc5 Rxc5 47. Nf6 Rc7 48. Kf1 Kc8 49. Rxd7 Rxd7 50. Nxd7 Kxd7 51. Ke2 Kc6 52. Kd3 Kb5 53. Kc3 h5 54. Kb3 g5 55. Kxa3 Kc4 56. Kb2 Kd3 57. a4 Ke2 58. a5 Kf2 59. a6 Kxg2 60. a7 Kxh2 61. a8=Q h4 62. Qg8 h3 63. Qxg5 Kh1 64. Qxe5 (White wins)