Joseph Blackburne vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1883 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 16
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/1P5p/2npkp2/4p1r1/4Pp2/2P2P2/5R1P/7K b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
  8. 8.Qe2 Qd7
  9. 9.Bb5 a6
  10. 10.Ba4 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 O-O
  12. 12.d4 b5
  13. 13.Bc2 Bg4
  14. 14.O-O Rae8
  15. 15.a4 Ne7
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Ra5 c6
  18. 18.Rfa1 Ng6
  19. 19.Ra7 Qc8
  20. 20.d5 cxd5
  21. 21.Qxb5 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 dxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nh4
  25. 25.Qe2 Qf5
  26. 26.Rf1 Re6
  27. 27.Ng3 Qh3
  28. 28.Rf2 f5
  29. 29.Qf1 Qxf1+
  30. 30.Nxf1 f4
  31. 31.e4 Rg6+
  32. 32.Kh1 Rg5
  33. 33.Nd2 Rf6
  34. 34.Ra1 Kf7
  35. 35.b4 Ke6
  36. 36.b5 Kd7
  37. 37.Nc4 Rfg6
  38. 38.Nb6+ Ke6
  39. 39.Nd5 Rf6
  40. 40.Ra7 Ng6
  41. 41.Nxf6 gxf6
  42. 42.b6 Ne7
  43. 43.b7 Nc6
  44. 44.Ra8

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