Joseph Blackburne vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Joseph Blackburne
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Ostende
Site	Ostende
Round	15
Date	1905.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves	39

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Final Position

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

1k6/1p3pp1/p5p1/P2QP3/3P4/7P/5PP1/2q3K1 w - - 5 40

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Bg4
3. 3.c3 c6
4. 4.Ne5 Bh5
5. 5.Nd2 e6
6. 6.Qb3 Qb6
7. 7.e4 Nf6
8. 8.exd5 exd5
9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
10. 10.O-O Nxe5
11. 11.Re1 Nd7
12. 12.dxe5 Nc5
13. 13.Qc2 O-O-O
14. 14.Bf5+ Kb8
15. 15.b4 Ne6
16. 16.Nb3 Bg6
17. 17.Be3 Qc7
18. 18.Nd4 Nxd4
19. 19.Bxd4 c5
20. 20.bxc5 Bxc5
21. 21.Bxg6 hxg6
22. 22.Qd3 Bxd4
23. 23.cxd4 Qc4
24. 24.Qd2 Rh4
25. 25.Red1 Rdh8
26. 26.h3 Qa6
27. 27.Rac1 Qe6
28. 28.Rc3 Rc8
29. 29.Rxc8+ Qxc8
30. 30.Rc1 Qd7
31. 31.Qc3 Rh8
32. 32.Qb4 Rd8
33. 33.a4 a6
34. 34.a5 Rc8
35. 35.Rxc8+ Qxc8
36. 36.Qd6+ Qc7
37. 37.Qxd5 Qc1+
38. 38.Kh2 Qf4+
39. 39.Kg1 Qc1+

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