Johann Nepomuk Berger vs Mikhail Chigorin

Barmen-A · 1905 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Johann Nepomuk Berger
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Barmen-A
Site Barmen
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1KP5/8/4k2n/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.e4 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Qa5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 Nf6
  14. 14.Qc2 Qf5
  15. 15.Qb1 Ne4
  16. 16.Re1 Nd6
  17. 17.c5 Qxb1
  18. 18.Raxb1 Nf5
  19. 19.a4 b6
  20. 20.cxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Rxb6 Rxa4
  22. 22.Ne5 Ne7
  23. 23.h3 Ra2
  24. 24.Be3 Ra6
  25. 25.Rxa6 Bxa6
  26. 26.Ra1 Bc8
  27. 27.Ra7 f6
  28. 28.Nd3 Nd5
  29. 29.c4 Re7
  30. 30.Ra5 Nb6
  31. 31.Nb2 Rb7
  32. 32.c5 Nd7
  33. 33.Nc4 Rb1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rb5
  35. 35.Ra3 e5
  36. 36.dxe5 fxe5
  37. 37.Ra8 Rb8
  38. 38.Rxb8 Nxb8
  39. 39.Nxe5 Kf8
  40. 40.Kg3 Ke7
  41. 41.Kf4 Be6
  42. 42.g4 Bd5
  43. 43.Bd4 Na6
  44. 44.Nd3 Nc7
  45. 45.Ke5 Bg2
  46. 46.Nf4 Bf3
  47. 47.Be3 g6
  48. 48.Nd3 Ne6
  49. 49.Ne1 Be2
  50. 50.f4 Nf8
  51. 51.f5 Nd7+
  52. 52.Kf4 Kf7
  53. 53.Bd4 gxf5
  54. 54.gxf5 h6
  55. 55.Nc2 Kg8
  56. 56.Ne3 Kh7
  57. 57.h4 Bd3
  58. 58.Ng4 Bc4
  59. 59.Nf2 Kg8
  60. 60.Ne4 Bd5
  61. 61.Nd6 Bb3
  62. 62.f6 Be6
  63. 63.Nf5 Bxf5
  64. 64.Kxf5 Kf7
  65. 65.h5 Nf8
  66. 66.Ke5 Ne6
  67. 67.Be3 Nf8
  68. 68.Bxh6 Nd7+
  69. 69.Kd6 Nxf6
  70. 70.Bf4 Nxh5
  71. 71.Be5 Ke8
  72. 72.Kxc6 Ke7
  73. 73.Kb7 Ke6
  74. 74.c6 Kxe5
  75. 75.c7

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