Joseph Blackburne vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1899 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 83 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 20
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1k6/R3p3/3bPp2/5K2/8/8/6q1 w - - 15 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Ne5 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nd2 Nf8
  7. 7.Bd3 Ng6
  8. 8.Bg3 c6
  9. 9.Qe2 Bxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nd7
  11. 11.f4 Qb6
  12. 12.Rb1 Nc5
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Kh1 Ne7
  15. 15.e4 Nxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Qa6
  17. 17.Qe3 b6
  18. 18.b4 O-O
  19. 19.Nf3 Qa3
  20. 20.Qd2 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rb3 Qa6
  22. 22.Qf2 c5
  23. 23.Nh4 c4
  24. 24.dxc4 dxe4
  25. 25.b5 Qb7
  26. 26.Qe2 Rec8
  27. 27.Bf2 Rc7
  28. 28.Re1 Rac8
  29. 29.Rb4 e3
  30. 30.Bxe3 Qe4
  31. 31.Qd2 Be8
  32. 32.c5 Qa8
  33. 33.c6 Nd5
  34. 34.Rc4 a6
  35. 35.a4 axb5
  36. 36.axb5 Ra7
  37. 37.Rc2 Ra3
  38. 38.Nf3 Qa4
  39. 39.Nd4 Nxe3
  40. 40.Rxe3 Ra1+
  41. 41.Re1 Rxe1+
  42. 42.Qxe1 Qxd4
  43. 43.Qf1 g6
  44. 44.h3 Kg7
  45. 45.Rc1 Rd8
  46. 46.Ra1 Qe4
  47. 47.Qf2 Rd4
  48. 48.c7 Rc4
  49. 49.Qxb6 Rc2
  50. 50.Rg1 Rc3
  51. 51.Rf1 Qc4
  52. 52.Qf2 Bxb5
  53. 53.Rg1 Qxc7
  54. 54.Qh4 Rd3
  55. 55.Rb1 Bc6
  56. 56.Kh2 Qd8
  57. 57.Qxd8 Rxd8
  58. 58.g3 h5
  59. 59.Rb2 Rd3
  60. 60.Rc2 Bd5
  61. 61.h4 Rd1
  62. 62.g4 Rh1+
  63. 63.Kg3 Rg1+
  64. 64.Kh3 hxg4+
  65. 65.Kh2 Rf1
  66. 66.Kg3 Bf3
  67. 67.Rc7 Rh1
  68. 68.f5 gxf5
  69. 69.Kf4 Rxh4
  70. 70.Rc8 Bd5
  71. 71.Rc7 Rh3
  72. 72.Rc8 g3
  73. 73.Rc3 g2
  74. 74.Rxh3 g1=Q
  75. 75.Rh7+ Kf8
  76. 76.Rxf7+ Ke8
  77. 77.Re7+ Kd8
  78. 78.Rd7+ Kc8
  79. 79.Rc7+ Kb8
  80. 80.Rb7+ Ka8
  81. 81.Rb8+ Ka7
  82. 82.Ra8+ Kb6
  83. 83.Ra6+ Kb7

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