Mikhail Chigorin vs Rudolf Rezso Charousek

Budapest playoff-1pl · 1896 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Rudolf Rezso Charousek
Result 1-0
Event Budapest playoff-1pl
Site Budapest
Round 2
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/ppp1n2p/1b6/5kN1/2p4P/3p4/PPPBqPP1/6K1 b - - 9 31

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.exf6 dxc4
  8. 8.Re1+ Be6
  9. 9.Ng5 Qd5
  10. 10.Nc3 Qf5
  11. 11.Nce4 Bb6
  12. 12.Ng3 Qg6
  13. 13.Nxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Rxe6+ Kd7
  15. 15.Nh5 Rhe8
  16. 16.Nf4 Qf7
  17. 17.Qf3 Rad8
  18. 18.Bd2 gxf6
  19. 19.Rae1 Rxe6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Re8
  21. 21.Ng5 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Bxe1 Qe7
  23. 23.Qf5+ Kd8
  24. 24.Bd2 Qe2
  25. 25.Qxf6+ Ne7
  26. 26.h4 d3
  27. 27.Nf7+ Kc8
  28. 28.Qh8+ Kd7
  29. 29.Qd8+ Ke6
  30. 30.Ng5+ Kf5
  31. 31.Qf8+

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