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Steinitz, William vs Anderssen, Adolf, 1870

Anderssen won this Baden-Baden game as Black. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Steinitz, William
Black
Anderssen, Adolf
Event
Baden-Baden
Year
1870
Result
0-1
Opening
C25 Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense
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Training position around move 6 — start guessing Anderssen's moves from here.

Opening reference: Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25).

Move score

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. d3 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 Qb6 11. Nd1 a4 12. Ba2 O-O 13. Ne3 Ba6 14. Nf5 b4 15. axb4 Qxb4+ 16. c3 Qa5 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Bb1 a3 20. b4 Bxb4 21. cxb4 Qxb4+ 22. Ke2 a2 23. Bd2 Qb5 24. Rxa2 Nc5 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. Bb4 Rb8 27. Bxc5 Rb2+ 28. Ke3 Qa5 29. Rd1 Qxc5+ 30. d4 exd4+ 31. Kf4 h6 32. Nh3 Re8 33. Qd3 g5+ 34. Kf3 g4+ 35. Kg3 Rxe4 36. Qf1 Qe5+ 37. Kh4 gxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Rb3+ 39. g3 Rf4 40. Nxh6+ Kf8 41. Qc4 Rh4+ 42. Kg2 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Qxg3+ 44. Kh1 Qh3+ 45. Kg1 Rg3+ 0-1

PGN

[Event "Baden-Baden"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1870.??.??"] [White "Steinitz, William"] [Black "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. d3 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 Qb6 11. Nd1 a4 12. Ba2 O-O 13. Ne3 Ba6 14. Nf5 b4 15. axb4 Qxb4+ 16. c3 Qa5 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Bb1 a3 20. b4 Bxb4 21. cxb4 Qxb4+ 22. Ke2 a2 23. Bd2 Qb5 24. Rxa2 Nc5 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. Bb4 Rb8 27. Bxc5 Rb2+ 28. Ke3 Qa5 29. Rd1 Qxc5+ 30. d4 exd4+ 31. Kf4 h6 32. Nh3 Re8 33. Qd3 g5+ 34. Kf3 g4+ 35. Kg3 Rxe4 36. Qf1 Qe5+ 37. Kh4 gxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Rb3+ 39. g3 Rf4 40. Nxh6+ Kf8 41. Qc4 Rh4+ 42. Kg2 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Qxg3+ 44. Kh1 Qh3+ 45. Kg1 Rg3+ 0-1

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