Henry Edward Bird vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1899 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 8
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/1p4pk/8/n1pP1p1p/4r1q1/5n2/P1Q2P1P/2B2R1K w - f6 0 28

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.d4 exd4
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Bd3 Ne7
  11. 11.Nd5 O-O
  12. 12.Nxb6 axb6
  13. 13.d5 Ng6
  14. 14.Qc2 c5
  15. 15.Rb1 Bg4
  16. 16.Be2 Re8
  17. 17.Bb5 Bxf3
  18. 18.Bxe8 Nh4
  19. 19.gxf3 Qf6
  20. 20.Bd7 Qg6+
  21. 21.Bg4 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Kh1 Qxg4
  23. 23.Qe2 Re8
  24. 24.Rxb6 Rxe4
  25. 25.Rxd6 h5
  26. 26.Rd8+ Kh7
  27. 27.Qc2 f5

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