Henry Edward Bird vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1882 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C59)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4pp1/3b4/2p5/8/1P2r1qp/P1PB1p2/3Q1K1R w - - 0 34

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.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Be2 h6
  9. 9.Nf3 e4
  10. 10.Ne5 Qc7
  11. 11.Ng4 Bxg4
  12. 12.Bxg4 Bd6
  13. 13.h3 O-O
  14. 14.Nc3 Nc4
  15. 15.b3 Ne5
  16. 16.Bb2 Rfe8
  17. 17.O-O Nexg4
  18. 18.hxg4 Qd7
  19. 19.Qe2 Nxg4
  20. 20.g3 Qf5
  21. 21.Kg2 Re6
  22. 22.Rae1 Rae8
  23. 23.Rh1 h5
  24. 24.Ref1 Qg6
  25. 25.Nd1 e3
  26. 26.Bd4 Nxf2
  27. 27.Rxf2 Qxg3+
  28. 28.Kf1 exf2
  29. 29.Ne3 c5
  30. 30.Bc3 Rxe3
  31. 31.dxe3 Rxe3
  32. 32.Qd1 h4
  33. 33.Bd2 h3

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