John Washington Baird vs Mikhail Chigorin

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White John Washington Baird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 38
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C58)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4pp1/5n1p/8/4p1P1/2PbP3/PQ5R/5q1K w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 e4
  8. 8.Qe2 Nxc4
  9. 9.dxc4 Bc5
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Nh2 b5
  12. 12.b3 bxc4
  13. 13.bxc4 Ba6
  14. 14.O-O c6
  15. 15.dxc6 Qd4
  16. 16.c3 Qd6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Qxc6
  19. 19.Nd2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rf4 Rab8
  21. 21.Nhf1 Rb2
  22. 22.g4 Rd3
  23. 23.Rb1 Rxb1
  24. 24.Nxb1 Bxc4
  25. 25.Qb2 Rd1
  26. 26.Nd2 Bd3
  27. 27.Rf2 Qc7
  28. 28.Kh1 Qg3
  29. 29.Rg2 Qxh3+
  30. 30.Rh2 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Nxf1 Qxf1#

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