| ECO C52 in 1872 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's zukertort johann in 61 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nf6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Rae1 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Qc2 Qh5 16. a3 h6 17. Bd2 Nde7 18. Re4 Ng6 19. Rfe1 Bb7 20. g4 Qh3 21. R1e3 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Bf1 Qxf3 24. Qb3+ d5 25. Rxf3 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Nge5 28. f4 Nc4 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Bc3 N6e5 31. Bxc4 |
| ECO C25 in 1860 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's nn by checkmate in 23 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Ba5 6. Nxf4 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. Bb5 Kf8 9. O-O Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxd1 11. Neg6+ fxg6 12. Nxg6# |
| ECO C25 in 1891 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's hodges albert by checkmate in 35 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. f4 Bxg1 4. Rxg1 Qh4+ 5. g3 Qe7 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. d4 f6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Bf4 g5 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Bc4 gxf4 12. gxf4 Nxd4 13. Nxf6 Qe7 14. Bxg8 Nxc2+ 15. Kd1 h6 16. Bb3 Nxa1 17. Qxh6+ Rxh6 18. Rg8# |
| ECO C39 in 1871 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's sich in 51 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Bg7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. Nxf7 Rxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxf4 Nh5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. O-O+ Kg8 14. Nd5 Na6 15. a3 c6 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Qxg4 c5 19. d5 Rc7 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Rae1 Rg7 22. Rxe5 dxe5 23. Qxh5 Nc7 24. d6 Rxg5 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. d7 |
| ECO C25 in 1867 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's neumann gustav in 67 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bxf4 Bxf3+ 8. Kxf3 Nge7 9. Be2 O-O-O 10. Be3 Qf6+ 11. Kg3 d5 12. Bg4+ Kb8 13. e5 Qg6 14. Kf2 h5 15. Bh3 f6 16. exf6 Qxf6+ 17. Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. gxf3 g6 19. Ne2 Nf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. c3 Bd6 22. Bf4 Kc8 23. Rhg1 Kd7 24. Rg7+ Ne7 25. Rag1 Ke6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Nf4+ Kf6 28. Nd3 Rb6 29. b3 Rh6 30. Ne5 Rb5 31. a4 Ra5 32. b4 Ra6 33. Nd7+ Ke6 34. Nc5+ |
| ECO C25 in 1865 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's burden in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 d4 5. Nce2 Bg4 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nf3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qh4+ 9. Ng3 Nxe5 10. Bg2 Bd6 11. O-O g6 12. Qe1 Nf6 13. Bd2 h5 14. Nf5 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 Qxh2+ 16. Kf1 gxf5 17. e5 O-O-O 18. Bf4 Ng4 19. Bxh2 Nxh2+ 20. Kf2 Bxe5 21. Rxf5 Ng4+ 22. Kg1 Rde8 23. Qa5 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Bc7 25. Qxa7 Re7 26. Raf1 f6 27. Bh3 Re2 28. R5f2 Re3 29. Bxg4+ hxg4+ 30. Kg1 Reh3 31. Rxf6 Rh1+ 32. Kf2 g3+ 33. Ke2 Re8+ 34. Kd2 g2 35. Qa8+ Bb8 36. Rxc6+ bxc6 37. Qxc6+ Kd8 38. Rxh1 gxh1=Q 39. Qxh1 Bf4+ 40. Kd1 Be3 41. b4 |
| ECO C39 in 1863 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's deacon frederic in 53 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nd5 Qe6 13. Nc7+ Bxc7 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Bxh5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5+ 18. Qe2 Qxh5 19. Bxf4 Bf5 20. O-O Nd7 21. Bh6+ Kf7 22. Rxf5+ Qxf5 23. Rf1 Qxf1+ 24. Qxf1+ Kg6 25. Bg5 h6 26. Qd3+ Kh5 27. Be7 |
| ECO C25 in 1873 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's kamphuijen w in 99 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bxf4 Bxf3+ 8. Kxf3 Nf6 9. g3 Qg4+ 10. Kg2 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 O-O-O 12. Bc4 h6 13. Bxf7 g5 14. Be3 Bg7 15. Rhf1 Rhf8 16. Be6+ Kb8 17. a3 Rde8 18. Bf5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Rxf8 Bxf8 21. Bxd5 Rxe3 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Kf2 Re6 24. Re1 Rf6+ 25. Kg2 Kb7 26. Re8 Bd6 27. Ne4 Rf5 28. c4 Bf8 29. c5 Rf7 30. Nd2 Bg7 31. Nb3 Ka6 32. Rb8 Rd7 33. Rb4 Re7 34. Kf3 Rf7+ 35. Ke2 Re7+ 36. Kd3 Re6 37. Rb8 Rf6 38. Nd2 Rf2 39. b4 Bxd4 40. Ne4 Rxh2 41. Kxd4 Ra2 42. Rh8 Rxa3 43. Rxh6 Kb5 44. Rg6 Rb3 45. Rxg5 Rxb4+ 46. Kd3 a5 47. Nc3+ Ka6 48. Rg8 Kb7 49. Rd8 a4 50. Rd4 |
| ECO C39 in 1896 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's showalter j w in 63 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qe2 Qe6 8. d4 f3 9. gxf3 gxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. Be3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Bg2 Bd5 16. Bh3+ Be6 17. Nc4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qf6 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Bd4 f6 21. Qb3 Bh6+ 22. Kb1 Qd7 23. Qf3 Qe6 24. Na5 c6 25. Qh5 b6 26. Nb3 Bf4 27. Rf1 Bd6 28. a4 c5 29. Bc3 Kc7 30. a5 Qh3 31. Re1 Qg2 32. Qf7+ |
| ECO C77 in 1892 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's chigorin mikhail in 75 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bg5 dxe4 10. dxe4 h6 11. Bh4 Qd6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 bxa4 16. Nbd2 Qf6 17. Bxa4 Ne7 18. Qc4 Be6 19. Bxe5 Bxc4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxc4 Nxe4 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Rfe1 f5 24. Ne5 Rfc8 25. c4 Ra7 26. f3 Nf6 27. Bb3 Kf8 28. b5 a5 29. Red1 Re8 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rd6 Rb8 32. Rad1 Raa8 33. b6 a4 34. Bxa4 Kg8 35. Nc6 Nxc6 36. Bxc6 Ne8 37. b7 Ra7 38. Rd8 |
| ECO C32 in 1866 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's macdonnell a in 53 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 6. dxe4 Nxe4 7. Qd4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Be2 Nf6 11. c4 Bg4 12. Qd3 c6 13. O-O cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. h3 Bd7 16. Qxd5 Rxe2 17. Ne5 Qf6 18. Qd3 Rxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Ba3 Qc7 21. Rxf7 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Kxf7 23. Rf1+ Qf6 24. Qd5+ Kg6 25. Rxf6+ gxf6 26. Qg8+ Kf5 27. Bd6 |
| ECO C24 in 1873 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's burt b in 51 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Na5 7. fxe5 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nxc4 9. exf6 Ne5 10. Qg3 Qxf6 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. O-O f6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Nd2 Nxf4 16. Rxf4 O-O 17. d5 Qd7 18. Nf3 c5 19. Nh4 Kh8 20. Rg4 g6 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Qh3+ Kg7 23. Rxg6+ Kxg6 24. Qxd7 Kf7 25. e5 fxe5 26. Rf1+ |
| ECO C30 in 1882 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's martinez in 111 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 c6 6. Qe2 Nbd7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. f5 h6 9. Bd2 Re8 10. Bb3 b5 11. Nd1 a5 12. a3 d5 13. g4 Bb7 14. g5 hxg5 15. Nxg5 Kf8 16. h4 Qc7 17. Qg2 Ke7 18. Ne3 Qd6 19. c3 Rf8 20. Nc2 Bb6 21. exd5 Nc5 22. Ba2 cxd5 23. Qe2 e4 24. dxe4 Qg3+ 25. Kd1 Nfxe4 26. Be3 Rfd8 27. Rh3 Qc7 28. Nd4 Na4 29. Nxb5 Qd7 30. Bxb6 Nxb6 31. Nd4 Rh8 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Qxe4 Ba6 34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. fxe6+ Ke7 36. Rg3 Rag8 37. Kc2 Nc8 38. Rag1 Rh7 39. Bb1 Nd6 40. Kc1 Ne4 41. h5 Kf8 42. Rf3+ Ke8 43. Rf7 Bc8 44. Rf5 Bb7 45. Bd3 Rf8 46. Rxf8+ Kxf8 47. Rf1+ Ke8 48. Rf7 Ba6 49. Bxe4 dxe4 50. Nc6 Rh6 51. Re7+ Kf8 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4 g5 54. b5 g4 55. b6 Rxh5 56. b7 |
| ECO C42 in 1862 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's bird henry e in 55 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nxe5 Bb4 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 d5 8. Bb3 O-O 9. d4 h6 10. c4 c6 11. f4 Ne4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. c4 Nc6 14. cxd5 Nc3 15. Qd3 Nxd4 16. Bc4 Nde2+ 17. Kh1 b5 18. Bb3 Qh4 19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Qe3 Rac8 21. Bd1 Nxd1 22. Raxd1 Bg4 23. d6 Rc4 24. Be1 Qh5 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. d7 Ng3+ 27. Bxg3 Bxd1 28. Qd2 |
| ECO C41 in 1862 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's dubois serafino in 67 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. Be3 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Be2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. e5 Bc6 16. exd6 Bxh1 17. Rxh1 Qxg5 18. dxc7 Rac8 19. Nd5 Rfe8 20. Bf3 Qe5 21. Rd1 g5 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Kg7 24. Bg4 Re6 25. Rc4 Kf8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nf6 h6 28. Kd2 Kf7 29. Ne4 Ke7 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. Kf3 Rxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kxc7 33. Kg4 Kc6 34. c4 |
| ECO C25 in 1883 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's hidalgo e in 71 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 d6 5. Bxf4 Nge7 6. Nf3 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. O-O Nh4 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 h6 12. f4 a6 13. Nd5 g5 14. Kh1 g4 15. Be2 h5 16. f5 f6 17. Nf4 Bf8 18. Ne6 Qe7 19. Qc3 Rh7 20. Bf2 Nf3 21. Bxf3 gxf3 22. Rg1 Nd8 23. Nxf8 Qxf8 24. Rg6 Nc6 25. Qxf3 O-O-O 26. c3 Ne7 27. Bh4 Nxg6 28. fxg6 Rh6 29. Bxf6 Kb8 30. Qf5 Re8 31. Qg5 Ka7 32. Rf1 Rxe4 33. d5 b6 34. g7 Qg8 35. Qxh6 Rg4 36. Qxh5 |
| ECO C52 in 1862 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's pilhal by checkmate in 35 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. Ba3 d6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Re1 Qf5 12. Bb5 Nd7 13. Qd5 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 dxc3 15. Nxe5 Ne7 16. Nxd7 Qxd5 17. Nf6+ Kd8 18. Bxe7# |
| ECO C37 in 1867 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's fraser george in 49 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 f3 8. Nc3 fxg2+ 9. Kxg2 Qh3+ 10. Kg1 d6 11. Nd3 g3 12. Nf4 gxh2+ 13. Rxh2 Rg8+ 14. Ng2 Qg3 15. Qf1 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Kh1 Qg5 19. Qb5+ Nd7 20. Qxb7 Ke7 21. e5 dxe5 22. d5 Raf8 23. dxe6 Rf2 24. Ne4 Qf5 25. Nxf2 |
| ECO C51 in 1870 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's bird henry in 55 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bd3 c5 11. d5 Bg4 12. Ne2 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Nf4 Qxg5 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Nxg5 Bxd1 17. Raxd1 Rf8 18. Rde1 h6 19. Nge6 fxe6 20. Ng6+ Kf7 21. Nxh8+ Kf6 22. f4 Ne7 23. e5+ Kf5 24. Bd3+ Kg4 25. Re3 Rxh8 26. Rg3+ Kh5 27. Be2+ Kh4 28. Rb3 |
| ECO C51 in 1873 play it! steinitz wilhelm defeats black's maas by checkmate in 65 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Qd2 c5 14. Ne2 f6 15. Rac1 Bc7 16. Ng3 Rb8 17. Nf5 b5 18. Kh1 c4 19. Bb1 b4 20. Bd4 Ba6 21. Rg1 c3 22. Qe1 Nf4 23. Bxa7 Rb7 24. Be3 Ne2 25. N3d4 Nxc1 26. Ne6 Qe8 27. Bxc1 Rf7 28. g4 Qa4 29. g5 c2 30. gxf6 cxb1=Q 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Nxf7+ Kg8 33. Rxg7# |