Gustav Richard Neumann vs Wilhelm Steinitz - Baden-Baden 1870.07.27

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Gustav Richard Neumann vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Baden-Baden Baden-Baden GER round 10 1870.07.27
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "1870.07.27"]
[EventDate "1870.07.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gustav Richard Neumann"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "248"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nxe4
d5 7. Ng3 Qb6 8. Qe2+ Kf7 9. O-O-O Na6 10. Qf3 g6 11. Bd3 Nb4
12. Kb1 h5 13. h3 h4 14. N3e2 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 Bf5 16. Rb3 Qc7
17. Nf4 Be4 18. Qg4 Bf5 19. Qf3 Be4 20. Qg4 Bf5 21. Qf3 Be4
22. Qg4 Bf5 23. Qf3 Be4 24. Qg4 Bf5 25. Qf3 Be4 26. Qg4 Bf5
27. Qf3 Be4 28. Qg4 Bf5 29. Qf3 {Moves are repeated for the
first time.} 29... Bd6 30. Nge2 a5 31. Rg1 a4 32. Re3 Rae8
33. g3 Be4 34. Qg4 Bf5 35. Qf3 Be4 36. Qg4 Bf5 37. Qf3 Be4
38. Qg4 Bf5 39. Qf3 Be4 40. Qg4 Bf5 {The second repetition.}
41. Rxe8 Rxe8 42. Qf3 Qa5 43. Kc1 Qa6 44. Nc3 b5 45. g4 Bc8
46. Nd1 b4 47. Ne3 b3 48. a3 bxc2 49. g5 f5 50. Nxc2 Qc4
51. Ng2 Re2 52. Nge1 f4 53. Kd1 Re4 54. Ng2 Qb3 55. Qc3 Qxc3
56. bxc3 Bxh3 57. f3 Re8 58. Nxh4 Rh8 59. Ng2 Rh5 60. Nge1 Bf5
61. Nb4 Bd7 62. Rg2 Ke6 63. Ned3 Kf5 64. Nb2 Rh1+ 65. Kc2 Ra1
66. Nxa4 Rxa3 67. Nc5 Bxc5 68. dxc5 d4 69. cxd4 Rxf3 70. d5
Rg3 71. Rf2 f3 72. dxc6 Be6 73. Kd2 Ke4 74. Rf1 Rg2+ 75. Kc3
Re2 76. c7 Re3+ 77. Kd2 Re2+ 78. Kd1 Bb3+ 79. Kc1 Be6 80. Nc2
Bc8 81. Kd1 Bg4 82. c6 Kf4 83. Nd4 Re8 84. Kd2 Rc8 85. Kd3 Kg3
86. Rg1+ Kf4 87. Rf1 Kg3 88. Rg1+ Kf4 89. Rf1 Kg3 90. Rg1+ Kf4
91. Rf1 Kg3 92. Rg1+ Kf4 93. Rf1 Kg3 94. Rg1+ Kf4 95. Rf1 Kg3
96. Rg1+ Kf4 97. Rf1 Kg3 98. Rg1+ Kf4 99. Rf1 Kg3 100. Rg1+
Kf4 101. Rf1 {The third endless repetition of moves. There was
no "three time repetition" rule in 1870.} Re8 102. Kc4 Kg3
103. Nxf3 Bxf3 104. Rxf3+ Kxf3 105. Kd5 Ra8 106. Ke5 Ke3
107. Kf6 Rc8 108. Kxg6 Kf4 109. Kf6 Rxc7 110. g6 Rxc6+
111. Kf7 Kf5 112. g7 Rc7+ 113. Kf8 Kf6 114. g8=N+ Ke6 115. Nh6
Rh7 116. Ng4 {?? White blundered after twelve hours of play.}
Rh4 117. Ne3 Re4 118. Nd1 Rf4+ 119. Kg7 Rf3 120. Kg6 Ke5
121. Kg5 Kd4 122. Kg4 Rf1 123. Nb2 Rb1 124. Na4 Rb4 {Based on
such experiences, players later decided to limit the number of
repetitions.} 0-1

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Updated: 1 July, 2022
Created: 1 July, 2022