Joseph Blackburne vs Mikhail Chigorin

Nuremberg · 1896 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p4p2/7p/1P3k1p/5P2/5K2/8 w - - 4 56

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.b4 Bb6
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bb3 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Bxb3
  11. 11.Qxb3 d5
  12. 12.Ba3 Re8
  13. 13.Rad1 Qd7
  14. 14.Rfe1 Rad8
  15. 15.Nf1 h6
  16. 16.Ng3 Qe6
  17. 17.Bc1 Ng4
  18. 18.Nf1 dxe4
  19. 19.Qxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.dxe4 Red6
  21. 21.Rxd6 Rxd6
  22. 22.h3 Nf6
  23. 23.Ng3 Rd3
  24. 24.Bd2 a5
  25. 25.Kf1 axb4
  26. 26.cxb4 Nd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Rxd2
  28. 28.Nde2 Rb2
  29. 29.a5 Ba7
  30. 30.Rc1 c6
  31. 31.Rc4 Rb1+
  32. 32.Nc1 Bd4
  33. 33.f3 Ne8
  34. 34.a6 bxa6
  35. 35.Ne2 Be3
  36. 36.Ke1 Nd6
  37. 37.Rxc6 Nb5
  38. 38.Kd1 Nd4
  39. 39.Rc3 Bg5
  40. 40.f4 Bxf4
  41. 41.Nxf4 exf4
  42. 42.Rc4 Nb3
  43. 43.Kc2 Rxc1+
  44. 44.Kxb3 Rxc4
  45. 45.Kxc4 g5
  46. 46.Kd4 Kg7
  47. 47.e5 f6
  48. 48.e6 Kf8
  49. 49.Ke4 Ke7
  50. 50.Kf5 h5
  51. 51.h4 f3
  52. 52.gxf3 gxh4
  53. 53.Kf4 Kxe6
  54. 54.Ke3 Kf5
  55. 55.Kf2 Kf4

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