Simon Alapin vs Mikhail Chigorin

Berlin · 1897 · King's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Simon Alapin
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Berlin
Site Berlin
Date 1897.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C20)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3R4/1k6/5r2/1B6/8/8/2K5/8 b - - 0 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nbc3 Bc5
  4. 4.Na4 Be7
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.d5 Nb8
  7. 7.Qd3 d6
  8. 8.g3 Nbd7
  9. 9.c4 c6
  10. 10.Bg2 Qa5+
  11. 11.Nac3 Nc5
  12. 12.Qb1 cxd5
  13. 13.b4 Qxb4
  14. 14.Qxb4 Nd3+
  15. 15.Kd2 Nxb4
  16. 16.cxd5 Na6
  17. 17.Ba3 O-O
  18. 18.Nb5 Ne8
  19. 19.f4 f6
  20. 20.Rab1 b6
  21. 21.Rhc1 Nc5
  22. 22.Bxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.f5 Bd7
  24. 24.a4 a6
  25. 25.Na3 Rb8
  26. 26.Nc3 Nd6
  27. 27.Bf1 Bc8
  28. 28.Nc4 Nxc4+
  29. 29.Bxc4 Kh8
  30. 30.Rc2 Rd8
  31. 31.Ke3 g6
  32. 32.g4 Rd6
  33. 33.Rcb2 Bd8
  34. 34.Rb3 Kg7
  35. 35.R3b2 Bc7
  36. 36.Ra2 Kh6
  37. 37.Kf3 Bb7
  38. 38.Rg1 Rg8
  39. 39.Rg3 Bb8
  40. 40.Ra1 Kg7
  41. 41.Rb1 Bc7
  42. 42.Ra1 Rb8
  43. 43.Rgg1 Kf8
  44. 44.Ke3 Ra8
  45. 45.Rgb1 Ke7
  46. 46.Ke2 Rdd8
  47. 47.Kf3 Kd6
  48. 48.Rg1 Rf8
  49. 49.Ke2 Bc8
  50. 50.Kf3 Bd7
  51. 51.Ke2 Rfb8
  52. 52.Rgb1 h5
  53. 53.h3 hxg4
  54. 54.hxg4 Rh8
  55. 55.Rh1 Rxh1
  56. 56.Rxh1 b5
  57. 57.axb5 Ba5
  58. 58.Ra1 axb5
  59. 59.Nxb5+ Bxb5
  60. 60.Bxb5 gxf5
  61. 61.gxf5 Ra7
  62. 62.Kd3 Kc7
  63. 63.Kc4 Bb6
  64. 64.Rh1 Kd6
  65. 65.Rh8 Ra1
  66. 66.Re8 Rc1+
  67. 67.Kd3 Rd1+
  68. 68.Kc2 Rd4
  69. 69.Re6+ Kc7
  70. 70.Rxf6 Rxe4
  71. 71.d6+ Kb8
  72. 72.d7 Bd8
  73. 73.Rc6 Bc7
  74. 74.Rxc5 Rd4
  75. 75.f6 Rf4
  76. 76.Rxe5 Rxf6
  77. 77.Re8+ Kb7
  78. 78.d8=Q Bxd8
  79. 79.Rxd8

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