Simon Alapin vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1881 · King's Gambit · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Simon Alapin
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Date 1881.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k2r3/ppp3Qp/8/8/2q5/8/2PK1B1P/8 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.f4 exf4
  5. 5.Bxf4 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg4
  9. 9.O-O O-O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Bc5+
  11. 11.Kh1 f6
  12. 12.Nc3 Qd7
  13. 13.Na4 Bb4
  14. 14.Qf2 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 g5
  16. 16.Be3 Ne5
  17. 17.a3 Bd6
  18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 g4
  20. 20.fxg4 Qc6+
  21. 21.Kg1 Nxg4
  22. 22.Qf5+ Kb8
  23. 23.Rf4 Nh6
  24. 24.Qh5 Rhg8+
  25. 25.Kf2 Qg2+
  26. 26.Ke1 Rge8+
  27. 27.Kd1 Qh1+
  28. 28.Kd2 Qxa1
  29. 29.Bf2 Qxb2
  30. 30.Qxh6 Qxa3
  31. 31.Qxf6 Rd6
  32. 32.Qg5 Rc6
  33. 33.Qg7 Qa2
  34. 34.Rc4 Rxc4
  35. 35.dxc4 Qxc4

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