Johann Nepomuk Berger vs Mikhail Chigorin

Karlsbad · 1907 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Johann Nepomuk Berger
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

K7/3k4/1P3p2/6p1/3n2P1/3B3P/8/8 b - - 2 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Nbd2 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Bxe4 h6
  11. 11.Re1 e5
  12. 12.Bc2 exd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Nf6
  14. 14.h3 Bb4
  15. 15.Rd1 Qxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bd7
  17. 17.Be3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Nf5 Be6
  19. 19.b3 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Re5
  21. 21.Bd3 Bc5
  22. 22.Bf4 Re7
  23. 23.Kf1 Rae8
  24. 24.Re1 Kf8
  25. 25.Rxe7 Rxe7
  26. 26.Bf5 Ke8
  27. 27.Re1 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Kxe1 Ke7
  29. 29.Be5 Ne8
  30. 30.Ke2 Bd6
  31. 31.Bc3 b6
  32. 32.g3 f6
  33. 33.f4 Bc5
  34. 34.Be4 Kd7
  35. 35.b4 Be7
  36. 36.Kf3 Nd6
  37. 37.Bd3 Ke6
  38. 38.g4 g5
  39. 39.a3 Nf7
  40. 40.Bf5+ Kd6
  41. 41.Bg6 Nd8
  42. 42.fxg5 hxg5
  43. 43.Ke4 Ne6
  44. 44.Bf7 Ng7
  45. 45.Be1 Kd7
  46. 46.Bc3 Bd8
  47. 47.b5 Ke7
  48. 48.Bg8 Kf8
  49. 49.Bh7 cxb5
  50. 50.cxb5 Ke7
  51. 51.Bb4+ Ke6
  52. 52.Bg8+ Kd7
  53. 53.Kd5 Be7
  54. 54.Bxe7 Kxe7
  55. 55.Kc6 Ne8
  56. 56.a4 Nd6
  57. 57.Kc7 Ne4
  58. 58.Bb3 Nc5
  59. 59.Bc2 Ke6
  60. 60.Kc6 Ke5
  61. 61.a5 Ne6
  62. 62.axb6 Nd4+
  63. 63.Kb7 axb6
  64. 64.Bd3 Kd6
  65. 65.Kxb6 Kd7
  66. 66.Ka7 Kd6
  67. 67.b6 Kd7
  68. 68.Ka8

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