Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Alapin

St Petersburg m · 1881 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 18 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Simon Alapin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Date 1881.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 18
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

N4rk1/pp3ppp/3b4/8/3p2b1/3R1P2/PPP1QP2/R1B2K1q w - - 3 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qh5
  9. 9.Qe2+ Be7
  10. 10.Nb5 O-O
  11. 11.Nxc7 Bd6
  12. 12.Nxa8 Bxh2+
  13. 13.Kh1 Bd6+
  14. 14.Kg1 Bg4
  15. 15.Rd1 Ne5
  16. 16.Rd3 Nxf3+
  17. 17.gxf3 Qh2+
  18. 18.Kf1 Qh1#

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