Mikhail Chigorin vs Henry Edward Bird

Vienna · 1882 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 18
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B24)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7Q/4K3/8/6p1/6p1/6P1/1k5P/q7 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 e6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Nh3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 Nge7
  9. 9.c3 e5
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Bd7
  12. 12.f4 Bg4
  13. 13.Nf2 Bxe2
  14. 14.Qxe2 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Qa5
  16. 16.fxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Ng4 f5
  18. 18.Nh6+ Kh8
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Qh5 Qxa2
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Bxc5 Rf6
  23. 23.Ng4 fxg4
  24. 24.Rxf6 Bxf6
  25. 25.Bxe7 Bg7
  26. 26.Qg5 Qxb2
  27. 27.Bf6 Qb6+
  28. 28.d4 Qa7
  29. 29.Qxe5 a5
  30. 30.Re1 Qf7
  31. 31.Bxg7+ Qxg7
  32. 32.Qd6 Qg6
  33. 33.Qxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.Ra1 Kg7
  35. 35.Kf2 Kf6
  36. 36.Ke3 g5
  37. 37.Kd3 Ke6
  38. 38.c4 a4
  39. 39.Kc3 Kf5
  40. 40.Kd3 a3
  41. 41.Ra2 Ra7
  42. 42.c5 Ra8
  43. 43.Kc4 Ke4
  44. 44.Re2+ Kf3
  45. 45.Ra2 Ra4+
  46. 46.Kd3 Ra5
  47. 47.Kc4 Ke3
  48. 48.d5 cxd5+
  49. 49.Kxd5 Kd3
  50. 50.Kd6 Kc3
  51. 51.c6 Kb3
  52. 52.c7 Ra8
  53. 53.Ra1 Kb2
  54. 54.Re1 Rh8
  55. 55.Kd7 Rh7+
  56. 56.Re7 Rxe7+
  57. 57.Kxe7 a2
  58. 58.c8=Q a1=Q
  59. 59.Qh8+

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