Chess Game
Wilhelm Steinitz vs William Pollock
Hastings, 1895 · Result 0–1 · Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53).
William Pollock1
Wilhelm Steinitz0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. a4 a5 7. O-O d6 8. d5 Nd8 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Na3 c6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Ne3 Nh5 13. g3 g6 14. b4 f5 15. Ng2 cxd5 16. exd5 Nf7 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. Nb5 Bb6 20. bxa5 Bxa5 21. Be2 Ng7 22. Bd2 Bd7 23. Rf1 Rac8 24. c4 Bb6 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Ng5 27. Nc3 f4 28. Qc2 f3 29. Nh4 Nf5 30. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 31. Nxf3 Nxe3 32. Qb1 Nxc4 33. Ne4 Qd8 34. Qxb7 Na5 35. Qb4 Bg4 36. Rf1 Bh3 37. Re1 Rb8 38. Qxd6 Qxd6 39. Nxd6 Rb2 40. Bd1 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Rf2 42. Ne4 R2xf3 43. Bxf3 Rxf3 44. d6 Rf1+ 45. Rxf1 Bxf1 46. Kg1 Bd3 47. Nf6+ Kf7 48. Nxh7 Ke6 49. Kf2 Kxd6 50. Ke3 Bc2 51. h4 Nc4+ 52. Ke2 Kd5 53. g4 Kd4 54. Nf8 Bd3+ 55. Ke1 Ke3 56. h5 gxh5 57. gxh5 Be2 58. Nd7 Na3 0–1
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This chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and William Pollock was played at Hastings in 1895 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Wilhelm Steinitz and William Pollock from the CipherChess mega database.