Horatio Caro vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1898 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Horatio Caro
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p3kp1/3p3p/p2n1K1P/P1B5/1P6/8 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Bg4
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.c4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 Nge7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Qb3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 a6
  10. 10.a3 Bxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 Qd7
  12. 12.Qc2 Bf5
  13. 13.O-O Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Ng6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qe6
  16. 16.f4 f5
  17. 17.Rf3 Rad8
  18. 18.Raf1 Nge7
  19. 19.Kh1 Nxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 g6
  21. 21.Qe2 Rf7
  22. 22.Qf2 b6
  23. 23.Qe2 a5
  24. 24.Be1 Rg7
  25. 25.Bc3 Ra8
  26. 26.R3f2 h5
  27. 27.h3 Nc6
  28. 28.Rf4 Qe7
  29. 29.Qb5 Qd7
  30. 30.Qb3 a4
  31. 31.Qd1 Nd8
  32. 32.R4f2 Ne6
  33. 33.h4 Rd8
  34. 34.g3 c5
  35. 35.Qe2 Rf7
  36. 36.Qd2 Rdf8
  37. 37.Qc2 Kh7
  38. 38.Kh2 cxd4
  39. 39.exd4 f4
  40. 40.Qe2 fxg3+
  41. 41.Kxg3 Ng7
  42. 42.Rxf7 Rxf7
  43. 43.Rf6 Nf5+
  44. 44.Kh2 Rxf6
  45. 45.exf6 Kg8
  46. 46.Qe5 Kf7
  47. 47.Qb8 Qd6+
  48. 48.Qxd6 Nxd6
  49. 49.Kg3 Kxf6
  50. 50.Kf4 Nf5
  51. 51.Be1 Nxd4
  52. 52.Bc3

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