Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Alapin

St Petersburg+ · 1905 · French Defense · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Simon Alapin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg+
Site St Petersburg
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/1p6/8/pk1K4/2N5/8 w - - 0 68

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.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.d3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.Be2 b5
  10. 10.exd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O Bf5
  12. 12.Nd1 d4
  13. 13.c3 Qd6
  14. 14.cxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.Bf3 Rac8
  17. 17.Re1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Be4 Be6
  19. 19.g3 Qb4
  20. 20.Qe2 Rc2
  21. 21.Qf1 Qd2
  22. 22.Bf3 Rxb2
  23. 23.Re2 Qxd3
  24. 24.Rxe6 Qxf1+
  25. 25.Kxf1 Rxf2+
  26. 26.Nxf2 fxe6
  27. 27.Rc1 Nd5
  28. 28.Rc6 Rd6
  29. 29.Bxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Rxd6 Bxd6
  31. 31.Ke2 Kf7
  32. 32.Nd3 a5
  33. 33.Kf3 Ke6
  34. 34.h3 Kf5
  35. 35.Ne1 Bb8
  36. 36.g4+ Kg5
  37. 37.Nd3 Bd6
  38. 38.Kg2 h5
  39. 39.gxh5 Kxh5
  40. 40.Ne1 Bb8
  41. 41.Kf3 Kg5
  42. 42.Ng2 Bc7
  43. 43.Ne1 Bd8
  44. 44.Ng2 Bc7
  45. 45.Ne1 Bf4
  46. 46.Nd3 Bd2
  47. 47.Kg3 Bb4
  48. 48.Kg2 Bd6
  49. 49.Kf3 Kh4
  50. 50.Kg2 Bg3
  51. 51.Nc1 g5
  52. 52.Ne2 Be5
  53. 53.Nc1 Bf4
  54. 54.Nd3 Bg3
  55. 55.Nc1 g4
  56. 56.hxg4 Kxg4
  57. 57.Ne2 d3
  58. 58.Nxg3 Kf4
  59. 59.Nf1 Ke4
  60. 60.Kf2 Kd4
  61. 61.Ne3 Kc3
  62. 62.Nxd5+ Kc2
  63. 63.Ne3+ Kb2
  64. 64.Ke1 Kxa2
  65. 65.Kd2 Kxb3
  66. 66.Kxd3 a4
  67. 67.Nc2 a3

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