Mikhail Chigorin vs Johann Nepomuk Berger

DSB-11. Kongress · 1898 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Johann Nepomuk Berger
Result 1-0
Event DSB-11. Kongress
Site Koeln
Round 1
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/pqr1rp1k/5Qp1/2p4p/2P4P/1P3RP1/5PK1/8 b - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Qxd4 d5
  6. 6.exd6 Nxd6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qf4 Bf5
  9. 9.Bb5 Be7
  10. 10.Nd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Qf3 c5
  14. 14.Nb3 c4
  15. 15.Nd4 Bf6
  16. 16.Be3 Rb8
  17. 17.Rab1 Bg5
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxe3
  19. 19.Nxe3 Qg5
  20. 20.Rfd1 Qa5
  21. 21.Nd5 Rfe8
  22. 22.b4 cxb3
  23. 23.Nxb3 Qa3
  24. 24.Qg3 Ne4
  25. 25.Qd3 Nc5
  26. 26.Qg3 Ne4
  27. 27.Qd3 Nc5
  28. 28.Qc4 Nxb3
  29. 29.axb3 Be6
  30. 30.Ra1 Bxd5
  31. 31.Qxd5 Qb4
  32. 32.g3 Qb6
  33. 33.Ra4 g6
  34. 34.Rf4 Re7
  35. 35.Rd3 Rf8
  36. 36.Kg2 c6
  37. 37.Qc4 Qb5
  38. 38.Rd6 Rc8
  39. 39.Qc3 Qb7
  40. 40.Qc5 Rec7
  41. 41.Rdf6 Qb5
  42. 42.Qe3 Qd5+
  43. 43.Rf3 c5
  44. 44.c4 Qb7
  45. 45.Qf4 Rd8
  46. 46.h4 Rd4
  47. 47.Qe5 Re4
  48. 48.Qg5 h5
  49. 49.Rd6 Ree7
  50. 50.Rd8+ Kh7
  51. 51.Qf6

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