Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Cohn

DSB-11. Kongress · 1898 · French Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Cohn
Result 0-1
Event DSB-11. Kongress
Site Koeln
Round 2
Date 1898.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3p1k/1p6/1P2p3/2P1Pr1P/3Pq3/6BK/1Q6 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 e5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.Nd5 Nf6
  7. 7.c3 Be6
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.Nxb6 cxb6
  12. 12.Nf3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Rc8
  14. 14.b5 Na5
  15. 15.c4 Nb3
  16. 16.Rb1 Nc5
  17. 17.Qc2 axb5
  18. 18.axb5 Qd7
  19. 19.Ne1 Ra8
  20. 20.f4 Qc7
  21. 21.fxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.Bxh6 gxh6
  23. 23.Rxf6 Kg7
  24. 24.Rf2 Ra3
  25. 25.Bf1 Rd8
  26. 26.g4 Qd6
  27. 27.g5 Kh7
  28. 28.Qe2 Rg8
  29. 29.h4 Rg6
  30. 30.Kh1 Qd7
  31. 31.gxh6 Bg4
  32. 32.Qe3 Rxh6
  33. 33.Rbb2 Ra1
  34. 34.Kg1 Rg6
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe7
  36. 36.Ng2 Nd7
  37. 37.Ra2 Rb1
  38. 38.Rab2 Ra1
  39. 39.Ra2 Rb1
  40. 40.Rab2 Ra1
  41. 41.Ra2 Rb1
  42. 42.Qd2 Nf6
  43. 43.Qc2 Qb4
  44. 44.Ra4 Qc5
  45. 45.Rxf6 Rxf6
  46. 46.Qxb1 Rf3
  47. 47.Ne3 Qxe3
  48. 48.Ra2 Bh3
  49. 49.Rg2 Bxg2
  50. 50.Bxg2 Rf4

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