Mikhail Chigorin vs Rudolf Rezso Charousek

Budapest playoff-1pl · 1896 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Rudolf Rezso Charousek
Result 1-0
Event Budapest playoff-1pl
Site Budapest
Round 4
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/8/4Kp2/6p1/1p1N3p/7P/6P1/8 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Bb5 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bxc6 Ba6
  11. 11.Qxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.Bxd5 Rad8
  13. 13.c4 Rxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 Bxf1
  15. 15.Kxf1 Nxf2
  16. 16.Nc3 Nd3
  17. 17.Ke2 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bf4 Re8
  19. 19.Bxe5 Rxe5+
  20. 20.Kd3 Rh5
  21. 21.Kc4 Bf8
  22. 22.h3 Rh4+
  23. 23.Kd3 Rf4
  24. 24.Re1 Rf2
  25. 25.Re2 Rxe2
  26. 26.Nxe2 Be7
  27. 27.Kc4 Kf8
  28. 28.Kb5 Ke8
  29. 29.Ka6 Bc5
  30. 30.Kb5 Be3
  31. 31.Kc6 Kd8
  32. 32.b4 h5
  33. 33.a4 Bd2
  34. 34.b5 h4
  35. 35.Nd4 g5
  36. 36.Nf5 Be1
  37. 37.Nh6 f6
  38. 38.Nf5 Bb4
  39. 39.Nd4 Kc8
  40. 40.Ne6 Bd6
  41. 41.a5 Bg3
  42. 42.b6 axb6
  43. 43.axb6 cxb6
  44. 44.d6 Bxd6
  45. 45.Kxd6 b5
  46. 46.Nd4 b4
  47. 47.Ke6

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