Simon Alapin vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Simon Alapin
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	0-1
Event	St Petersburg m
Site	St Petersburg
Date	1881.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/4q1kp/8/2K2p2/1P1P4/P3r3/8/8 w - - 3 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Bg5 Be7
5. 5.e3 O-O
6. 6.Nf3 b6
7. 7.cxd5 exd5
8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
9. 9.O-O Nbd7
10. 10.Rc1 Ne4
11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
12. 12.Qb3 c6
13. 13.a3 Kh8
14. 14.Ne2 f5
15. 15.Qa4 g5
16. 16.Rfd1 g4
17. 17.Nd2 Ndf6
18. 18.Nf4 g3
19. 19.hxg3 Nxf2
20. 20.Re1 Nxd3
21. 21.Nxd3 Ne4
22. 22.Nf1 Rg8
23. 23.Ne5 Nxg3
24. 24.Nxg3 Rxg3
25. 25.Re2 a5
26. 26.Rxc6 Bxc6
27. 27.Qxc6 Rd8
28. 28.Qxb6 Rc8
29. 29.Qxa5 Rc1+
30. 30.Kf2 Rxg2+
31. 31.Kxg2 Qg5+
32. 32.Kf3 Qh5+
33. 33.Kf4 Qh6+
34. 34.Kf3 Qh1+
35. 35.Rg2 Qh3+
36. 36.Kf4 Rf1+
37. 37.Nf3 Rxf3+
38. 38.Ke5 Rxe3+
39. 39.Kd6 Qxg2
40. 40.Qd8+ Kg7
41. 41.b4 Qg6+
42. 42.Kxd5 Qe6+
43. 43.Kc5 Qe7+

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