Henry Edward Bird vs Mikhail Chigorin

Hastings · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4Q1k1/6p1/p2ppb2/1p6/2p4N/3q2P1/P4PKP/8 b - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.Qb3 Qf6
  7. 7.O-O Bb6
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.e5 Qg6
  10. 10.cxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bxd4
  12. 12.Nc3 Nh6
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe5
  14. 14.Bxh6 Qxh6
  15. 15.g3 O-O
  16. 16.Rfe1 d6
  17. 17.Rac1 c6
  18. 18.Qb1 b5
  19. 19.Bd3 Bb7
  20. 20.Nd1 a6
  21. 21.Ne3 c5
  22. 22.Nf5 Qf6
  23. 23.Be4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Rae8
  25. 25.Kg2 Re6
  26. 26.Qg4 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rc2 Qg6
  28. 28.Qf3 h5
  29. 29.Rce2 c4
  30. 30.Nh4 Qd3
  31. 31.Qc6 Bf6
  32. 32.Rxe6 Rxe6
  33. 33.Rxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.Qe8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qxh5+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qe8+

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