Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Alapin

St Petersburg+ · 1906 · French Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Simon Alapin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg+
Site St Petersburg
Date 1906.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1N3np1/3k4/p6P/P1PK4/8/4B3/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 Bg4
  8. 8.c3 c6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 Qc7
  11. 11.Rae1 Rfe8
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Nh4 Bf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Qxf4
  15. 15.Nf5 Bg6
  16. 16.g3 Qc7
  17. 17.Ne7+ Kf8
  18. 18.Nxg6+ hxg6
  19. 19.Nf3 Rxe1
  20. 20.Rxe1 Re8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  22. 22.Ng5 Qd6
  23. 23.Qe2 Nef6
  24. 24.Kg2 Qe7
  25. 25.Qf3 Qd6
  26. 26.Qe3 Nb6
  27. 27.b3 Nc8
  28. 28.f4 Qe7
  29. 29.Qe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.fxe5 Ne8
  31. 31.Kf3 Ke7
  32. 32.Kf4 Nc7
  33. 33.h4 Nb6
  34. 34.g4 Nd7
  35. 35.Nf3 Nf8
  36. 36.h5 Nfe6+
  37. 37.Ke3 gxh5
  38. 38.gxh5 Ne8
  39. 39.Nh4 Kf8
  40. 40.a4 Ke7
  41. 41.Be2 Kf8
  42. 42.Bg4 N8c7
  43. 43.Nf5 Ne8
  44. 44.c4 N8c7
  45. 45.Nd6 Nd8
  46. 46.Bf3 Kg8
  47. 47.Nc8 dxc4
  48. 48.bxc4 a5
  49. 49.d5 c5
  50. 50.Ke4 Kh7
  51. 51.Nb6 Kh6
  52. 52.Nd7 Kg5
  53. 53.Nxc5 f5+
  54. 54.Ke3 Na8
  55. 55.Nd7 Nc7
  56. 56.Nc5 Na8
  57. 57.e6 Kf6
  58. 58.Kf4 Nb6
  59. 59.Be2 Nc8
  60. 60.Nd7+ Ke7
  61. 61.Kxf5 Nd6+
  62. 62.Ke5 N6f7+
  63. 63.Kd4 Nxe6+
  64. 64.dxe6 Kxe6
  65. 65.Nc5+ Kd6
  66. 66.Nxb7+

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