Mikhail Chigorin vs Joseph Blackburne

Vienna · 1898 · French Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

k7/1b6/p3p3/qpQpPp2/2nQ4/3N1B1P/1Rp5/K7 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 b6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb7
  4. 4.Nh3 Nc6
  5. 5.d3 g6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.Qd2 Bxg5
  8. 8.Nxg5 Qe7
  9. 9.f4 O-O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O f6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nh6
  12. 12.d4 d5
  13. 13.e5 f5
  14. 14.Bb5 a6
  15. 15.Be2 Nf7
  16. 16.h3 h5
  17. 17.Rhg1 Rdg8
  18. 18.g3 Kb8
  19. 19.Kb1 Ka7
  20. 20.Ka1 Nb8
  21. 21.Rb1 Nd7
  22. 22.b4 b5
  23. 23.a4 c6
  24. 24.Qc1 Ra8
  25. 25.a5 Rag8
  26. 26.Na2 g5
  27. 27.Qe3 Nf8
  28. 28.Nc1 h4
  29. 29.gxh4 gxf4
  30. 30.Qf2 Rxg1
  31. 31.Qxg1 Rh6
  32. 32.Nd3 Ng6
  33. 33.h5 Nh4
  34. 34.Nxh4 Qxh4
  35. 35.Qg7 f3
  36. 36.Bxf3 Qxd4+
  37. 37.Rb2 Nd6
  38. 38.Qxh6 Nc4
  39. 39.Qf4 Qc3
  40. 40.h6 c5
  41. 41.h7 cxb4
  42. 42.h8=Q b3
  43. 43.Qf8 bxc2
  44. 44.Qc5+ Ka8
  45. 45.Qfd4 Qxa5+

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