Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Alapin

Monte Carlo · 1901 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Simon Alapin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1901.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/pB1b4/P1p5/2P5/1P4p1/6K1/8 w - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.f4 Nxe4
  7. 7.Nxe4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxe4 Bf6
  9. 9.d4 Qd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Qxe4+
  11. 11.Bxe4 Nc6
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Nf3 Be7
  14. 14.c4 Bd6
  15. 15.g3 c5
  16. 16.Ke2 cxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Bb7
  18. 18.Rhd1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ke3 f6
  20. 20.Rd3 Kf7
  21. 21.Rad1 Be7
  22. 22.Ng1 a6
  23. 23.Ne2 Rd7
  24. 24.a4 Rad8
  25. 25.Ba7 Rxd3+
  26. 26.Rxd3 Rxd3+
  27. 27.Kxd3 Ke8
  28. 28.Kc3 c5
  29. 29.Nc1 Kd7
  30. 30.Nd3 Kc6
  31. 31.a5 Bc8
  32. 32.Bb6 Bd7
  33. 33.Ne1 Be8
  34. 34.Nc2 Bg6
  35. 35.Ne3 Be4
  36. 36.Kd2 Bd6
  37. 37.Nd1 Bf5
  38. 38.Nc3 h5
  39. 39.Ne2 Kd7
  40. 40.Nc1 h4
  41. 41.Nd3 Kc6
  42. 42.Bd8 Kd7
  43. 43.Bb6 Kc6
  44. 44.Ke3 hxg3
  45. 45.hxg3 Be7
  46. 46.Nc1 Bd6
  47. 47.Ne2 e5
  48. 48.Bd8 Kd7
  49. 49.Bb6 Kc6
  50. 50.Bd8 Bc2
  51. 51.Nc1 exf4+
  52. 52.gxf4 Kd7
  53. 53.Bb6 g5
  54. 54.fxg5 fxg5
  55. 55.Kd2 Bg6
  56. 56.Nd3 Bxd3
  57. 57.Kxd3 g4
  58. 58.Ke4 g3
  59. 59.Kf3 Ke7
  60. 60.Kg2 Kd7

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