Mikhail Chigorin vs Joseph Blackburne

London · 1883 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 9
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/kp4p1/p3nbP1/Q1B5/P1P4P/1KPq4/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e6
  2. 2.e3 b6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb7
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 Bf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nd5
  8. 8.Qe2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Nxc3
  10. 10.dxc3 e5
  11. 11.O-O-O Qe7
  12. 12.Bf5 O-O-O
  13. 13.Rhe1 Rhe8
  14. 14.Qf2 g6
  15. 15.Bh3 Bg7
  16. 16.g3 f5
  17. 17.e4 fxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 Qf8
  19. 19.Re2 exf4
  20. 20.Rxe8 Qxe8
  21. 21.gxf4 Qf8
  22. 22.Qd2 Kb8
  23. 23.Kb1 d6
  24. 24.Ng5 Qf6
  25. 25.Nxh7 Qh4
  26. 26.Ng5 Bh6
  27. 27.Be6 Bxg5
  28. 28.fxg5 Rf8
  29. 29.h3 Ne5
  30. 30.Bc1 Rf2
  31. 31.Qd4 Be4
  32. 32.Rd2 Rf1
  33. 33.Qa4 a5
  34. 34.Bd5 Rxc1+
  35. 35.Kxc1 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kb2 Ka7
  37. 37.Rd4 Bf5
  38. 38.b4 c5
  39. 39.bxc5 dxc5
  40. 40.Rh4 Qd2
  41. 41.Rh7+ Ka6
  42. 42.Bb7+ Ka7
  43. 43.Bd5+ Ka6
  44. 44.Bb7+ Ka7
  45. 45.Bg2+ Ka6
  46. 46.Bf1+ c4
  47. 47.Bxc4+

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