Henry Edward Bird vs Mikhail Chigorin

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 17
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p4rk/3R2p1/2P1qp2/4pQPp/6KP/5P2/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Qe2 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.d3 Na5
  7. 7.a3 Nxc4
  8. 8.dxc4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 c6
  10. 10.h3 Qe7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qe6
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.Nh4 Bd4
  14. 14.Nb1 d5
  15. 15.exd5 cxd5
  16. 16.c3 Bb6
  17. 17.c5 Bc7
  18. 18.Bxf6 Qxf6
  19. 19.Nf3 Qg6
  20. 20.g3 Bd7
  21. 21.b5 a6
  22. 22.Nh4 Qf6
  23. 23.a4 axb5
  24. 24.axb5 Ra5
  25. 25.c4 Qe7
  26. 26.Nc3 dxc4
  27. 27.b6 Bb8
  28. 28.Ne4 Be6
  29. 29.Qh5 f6
  30. 30.Nf5 Bxf5
  31. 31.Qxf5 g6
  32. 32.Qf3 Qe6
  33. 33.O-O Rb5
  34. 34.Qe2 h6
  35. 35.Qc2 f5
  36. 36.Qa4 Rb2
  37. 37.Nc3 e4
  38. 38.Nd5 c3
  39. 39.Nc7 Bxc7
  40. 40.bxc7 Rd2
  41. 41.Rxd2 cxd2
  42. 42.Qd4 Qc6
  43. 43.Qd6 Kf7
  44. 44.Qxd2 Qxc7
  45. 45.Qd5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Rb1 Rf7
  47. 47.Rb6 Re7
  48. 48.Rd6 Kh7
  49. 49.Kg2 h5
  50. 50.g4 Rg7
  51. 51.Kg3 Qe7
  52. 52.Qd2 Qe5+
  53. 53.Qf4 h4+

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