Joseph Blackburne vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1898 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/2n5/8/8/k2N4/1p6/8/2K5 b - - 5 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 c6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe1 Ng4
  11. 11.h3 Nh6
  12. 12.g4 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 f6
  14. 14.Qg3 Nf7
  15. 15.Rf2 Be6
  16. 16.Raf1 b5
  17. 17.Nh4 b4
  18. 18.Nd1 d5
  19. 19.exd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nf3 Qd7
  21. 21.Kh2 e4
  22. 22.dxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Nd4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Rf4 Bd5
  25. 25.Nf2 Rac8
  26. 26.Rd1 Qb7
  27. 27.h4 Ne5
  28. 28.g5 fxg5
  29. 29.Qxg5 Ng6
  30. 30.Rf5 Qc7+
  31. 31.Kh1 Be6
  32. 32.h5 Bxf5
  33. 33.Nxf5 Ne5
  34. 34.Nd6 Nf7
  35. 35.Nxe8 Rxe8
  36. 36.Qg4 Qxc2
  37. 37.Rg1 Qxb2
  38. 38.Nxe4 Qe5
  39. 39.Qxg7+ Qxg7
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kh8
  41. 41.Rxg7 Kxg7
  42. 42.Nxe8+ Kh6
  43. 43.Nf6 a5
  44. 44.Kg2 Ne5
  45. 45.Ne4 Kxh5
  46. 46.Kg3 Kg6
  47. 47.Nc5 h5
  48. 48.Kf4 h4
  49. 49.Ne4 h3
  50. 50.Kg3 Ng4
  51. 51.Kxh3 Nxe3
  52. 52.Kg3 Kf5
  53. 53.Nd6+ Ke5
  54. 54.Nb7 a4
  55. 55.bxa4 Kd4
  56. 56.Na5 Kc3
  57. 57.Kf2 Nd5
  58. 58.Ke1 Nb6
  59. 59.Kd1 Nxa4
  60. 60.Kc1 Nc5
  61. 61.Kd1 Nd3
  62. 62.Ke2 Ne5
  63. 63.Kd1 Nf3
  64. 64.Kc1 Nd4
  65. 65.Kd1 Kb2
  66. 66.Nc4+ Ka2
  67. 67.Na5 Ne6
  68. 68.Kc1 Nc7
  69. 69.Nc6 b3
  70. 70.Nb4+ Ka3
  71. 71.Nc2+ Ka4
  72. 72.Nd4

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