David Graham Baird vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1898 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White David Graham Baird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/3p4/8/8/4k3/2K5 w - - 9 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bg4
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.d3 Nd7
  8. 8.Ne2 Bxf3
  9. 9.gxf3 Qf6
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Kg2 h5
  12. 12.c3 g5
  13. 13.Ng3 Qg6
  14. 14.d4 O-O-O
  15. 15.Qa4 g4
  16. 16.Qa6+ Kb8
  17. 17.Qxc6 gxh3+
  18. 18.Kxh3 h4
  19. 19.Qb5+ Nb6
  20. 20.Ne2 d5
  21. 21.Rg1 Qe6+
  22. 22.Rg4 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Qxf5
  24. 24.Ng1 e4
  25. 25.fxe4 Qxf2
  26. 26.Qe2 Qf7
  27. 27.Bg5 Re8
  28. 28.Rf1 Qd7
  29. 29.e5 Rg8
  30. 30.Bxh4 Nc4
  31. 31.Kg3 Bh6
  32. 32.Rxg8 Rxg8+
  33. 33.Kh2 Ne3
  34. 34.Rf3 Rg2+
  35. 35.Qxg2 Nxg2
  36. 36.Kxg2 Qg4+
  37. 37.Bg3 Qe4
  38. 38.Kh2 Be3
  39. 39.Rf8+ Kb7
  40. 40.Nh3 Qc2+
  41. 41.Nf2 Qxb2
  42. 42.e6 Qc2
  43. 43.Rf7 Bxf2
  44. 44.Rxf2 Qh7+
  45. 45.Kg2 Qe4+
  46. 46.Kf1 Qxe6
  47. 47.Be5 Qh3+
  48. 48.Ke2 Qxc3
  49. 49.Rf7 Qc2+
  50. 50.Ke3 Qxa2
  51. 51.Rxc7+ Kb6
  52. 52.Rc5 Qg2
  53. 53.Kd3 Qe4+
  54. 54.Kc3 Qxe5
  55. 55.Rb5+ Kxb5
  56. 56.dxe5 Kc5
  57. 57.Kd3 a5
  58. 58.Kc3 a4
  59. 59.e6 Kd6
  60. 60.Kb4 Kxe6
  61. 61.Kxa4 Ke5
  62. 62.Kb3 Kd4
  63. 63.Kc2 Ke3
  64. 64.Kd1 Kd3
  65. 65.Kc1 Ke2

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