Mikhail Chigorin vs Joseph Blackburne

Vienna · 1882 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 9
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2n5/1p6/pP2k3/2K5/7p/7N/8 w - - 6 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 cxd4
  6. 6.Ne2 Nf6
  7. 7.Ng3 h5
  8. 8.Qf3 Bd6
  9. 9.b3 h4
  10. 10.Ne2 e5
  11. 11.Bb2 a6
  12. 12.Bd3 Bc5
  13. 13.g4 d6
  14. 14.h3 Nh7
  15. 15.Qg2 Qf6
  16. 16.Rf1 g5
  17. 17.c3 dxc3
  18. 18.Bxc3 Qe7
  19. 19.O-O-O Nf8
  20. 20.Bc4 Be6
  21. 21.Bxe6 Nxe6
  22. 22.Kb1 Qf6
  23. 23.Bb2 O-O
  24. 24.Nc3 Nf4
  25. 25.Qf3 Rac8
  26. 26.Ne2 Nd5
  27. 27.Qxf6 Nxf6
  28. 28.f3 Rfe8
  29. 29.d4 exd4
  30. 30.Bxd4 Nd5
  31. 31.Bxc5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Rd2 Ne3
  33. 33.Re1 d5
  34. 34.Nd4 Rc3
  35. 35.exd5 Rd8
  36. 36.Kb2 Nxd5
  37. 37.Re5 Rc5
  38. 38.Nf5 Kh7
  39. 39.Re4 Rdc8
  40. 40.Nd6 R8c7
  41. 41.Re8 Nf6
  42. 42.Rf8 Rd5
  43. 43.Rxd5 Nxd5
  44. 44.Rxf7+ Rxf7
  45. 45.Nxf7 Nf4
  46. 46.Nxg5+ Kg6
  47. 47.Ne4 Nxh3
  48. 48.Kc3 Ng5
  49. 49.Nf2 Nxf3
  50. 50.Kd3 Kg5
  51. 51.Ke4 Nh2
  52. 52.b4 Nxg4
  53. 53.Nh3+ Kf6
  54. 54.Kf4 Ne5
  55. 55.Nf2 Ke6
  56. 56.Ke4 Kd6
  57. 57.Nh3 Nc6
  58. 58.a3 Nd8
  59. 59.Nf2 Ne6
  60. 60.Nh3 Nc7
  61. 61.Ke3 Nb5
  62. 62.a4 Nc3
  63. 63.b5 a5
  64. 64.Kd4 Nxa4
  65. 65.Ng5 b6
  66. 66.Kc4 Nc5
  67. 67.Nf3 h3
  68. 68.Kd4 Ne6+
  69. 69.Kc4 Nc7
  70. 70.Nh2 Ke5

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