Mikhail Chigorin vs Joseph Blackburne

Hastings · 1895 · French Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1K4p1/P1P5/7p/5P2/2r5/1R6/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.d3 f5
  6. 6.Nh3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O fxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Bxe4 Bxe4
  11. 11.Qxe4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Nxe6 dxe6
  14. 14.Qxc6 Qf6
  15. 15.Qe4 Rae8
  16. 16.c3 e5
  17. 17.Be3 Re7
  18. 18.Rae1 Kh8
  19. 19.Kg2 Qf7
  20. 20.a3 Qh5
  21. 21.h3 Qe8
  22. 22.Re2 Qd7
  23. 23.Rd2 a5
  24. 24.Re1 Qc8
  25. 25.c4 c5
  26. 26.Rde2 Bc7
  27. 27.Bd2 Ref7
  28. 28.Bc3 Rf5
  29. 29.Rf1 Qd8
  30. 30.Rfe1 Qg5
  31. 31.Qg4 Qf6
  32. 32.f4 Qc6+
  33. 33.Qf3 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Kxf3 Rd8
  35. 35.Bxe5 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rxd3+
  37. 37.R1e3 Rxe3+
  38. 38.Kxe3 Rf8
  39. 39.Re6 Rb8
  40. 40.Ke4 Kg8
  41. 41.Kd5 Kf7
  42. 42.Re3 a4
  43. 43.Kc6 Rd8
  44. 44.b3 Rd4
  45. 45.Kxb6 axb3
  46. 46.Kxc5 b2
  47. 47.Rb3 Rd3
  48. 48.Rb7+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rxb2 Rxg3
  50. 50.a4 Rxh3
  51. 51.a5 Ra3
  52. 52.Kb6 h5
  53. 53.c5 Ke7
  54. 54.c6 Kd8
  55. 55.Kb7 Rc3
  56. 56.a6

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