Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Cohn

Berlin · 1897 · French Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Cohn
Result 0-1
Event Berlin
Site Berlin
Date 1897.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p2k1p2/1p2p1p1/4P1Pp/2KB1P1P/8/3b4 w - - 7 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 d5
  3. 3.d3 c5
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 d4
  6. 6.Nh3 e5
  7. 7.O-O h5
  8. 8.f3 Be7
  9. 9.Na3 Nh6
  10. 10.Nf2 g5
  11. 11.Bd2 f6
  12. 12.h3 Be6
  13. 13.g4 Qd7
  14. 14.b3 Bd8
  15. 15.Nh1 h4
  16. 16.Nf2 a6
  17. 17.Nd1 Bc7
  18. 18.Nb2 b5
  19. 19.Nb1 Kf7
  20. 20.Be1 Ng8
  21. 21.Bf2 Nge7
  22. 22.Nd2 Ng6
  23. 23.Rfc1 Nf4
  24. 24.Qd1 Ba5
  25. 25.Rab1 Bc3
  26. 26.a3 Ne7
  27. 27.Bf1 Neg6
  28. 28.Qe1 Qc7
  29. 29.Nd1 Qa5
  30. 30.b4 cxb4
  31. 31.axb4 Bxb4
  32. 32.Ra1 Bxd2
  33. 33.Rxa5 Bxe1
  34. 34.Bxe1 Rhc8
  35. 35.c3 dxc3
  36. 36.Rxc3 Ne7
  37. 37.Kf2 Nc6
  38. 38.Ra1 Nd4
  39. 39.Ne3 Rxc3
  40. 40.Bxc3 Rc8
  41. 41.Be1 Rc6
  42. 42.Rb1 Nb3
  43. 43.Rb2 Nc1
  44. 44.Rd2 Rc3
  45. 45.Nd1 Ra3
  46. 46.Ke3 Rb3
  47. 47.Rb2 Ncxd3
  48. 48.Rxb3 Bxb3
  49. 49.Bxd3 Bxd1
  50. 50.Bb1 Ng2+
  51. 51.Kf2 Nxe1
  52. 52.Kxe1 Bb3
  53. 53.Bd3 Ke6
  54. 54.Kd2 Kd6
  55. 55.Kc3 Bd1

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