Ossip Bernstein vs Mikhail Chigorin

Barmen-A · 1905 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Ossip Bernstein
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Barmen-A
Site Barmen
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/3n1q2/1p4Q1/5pK1/1B3Pp1/P3P3/5P2/8 b - - 28 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Re8
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.c4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nb6
  13. 13.Bd3 Bg4
  14. 14.Qc2 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 Qd5
  16. 16.Be2 Rac8
  17. 17.Rb1 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Rxc5
  19. 19.Qb3 Qh5
  20. 20.Kh1 Ne4
  21. 21.Qd3 Nc3
  22. 22.Rb4 Rec8
  23. 23.Bb2 Nxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 Rg5
  25. 25.Rg1 Rxg1+
  26. 26.Kxg1 Rc6
  27. 27.Rg4 Rg6
  28. 28.Qd1 Qd5
  29. 29.Qd4 Rxg4+
  30. 30.Qxg4 g6
  31. 31.Qf4 Nd7
  32. 32.Kg2 Qc6
  33. 33.Qd4 f6
  34. 34.Qxa7 b6
  35. 35.Bd4 g5
  36. 36.h3 h5
  37. 37.Qa6 g4
  38. 38.hxg4 hxg4
  39. 39.Qe2 f5
  40. 40.Kg3 Qd6+
  41. 41.f4 Kf7
  42. 42.Qc4+ Qe6
  43. 43.Qc7 Ke7
  44. 44.Bc3 Qd5
  45. 45.Bb4+ Kf6
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kg6
  47. 47.Qg5+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qh5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Qh6+ Kf7
  50. 50.Qh7+ Kf6
  51. 51.Bc3+ Ke6
  52. 52.Qg6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Kh4 Qf7
  54. 54.Bb4+ Ke8
  55. 55.Kg5

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