Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Cohn

London · 1899 · French Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Wilhelm Cohn
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 10
Date 1899.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/pb6/3p1k2/2p1p3/2N2b1p/P1BP4/1P3K1p/R7 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.d3 Nd4
  5. 5.Qd1 Nf6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nxf3+
  7. 7.Qxf3 d6
  8. 8.h3 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 Be6
  10. 10.Bd2 c6
  11. 11.Nd1 h5
  12. 12.Ne3 g6
  13. 13.Bc3 c5
  14. 14.g3 b5
  15. 15.Qg2 b4
  16. 16.Bd2 h4
  17. 17.g4 Nh7
  18. 18.O-O Bg5
  19. 19.c3 bxc3
  20. 20.Bxc3 Bf4
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc4 Qd7
  23. 23.a3 f5
  24. 24.exf5 gxf5
  25. 25.Bf3 Ke7
  26. 26.Kh1 fxg4
  27. 27.Bc6 Qc8
  28. 28.Rg1 Ng5
  29. 29.Ba4 gxh3
  30. 30.Qc6 Qxc6+
  31. 31.Bxc6 Rbc8
  32. 32.Bb7 Rc7
  33. 33.Rxg5 Rxb7
  34. 34.Rg7+ Kf6
  35. 35.Rxb7 Bd5+
  36. 36.f3 Bxf3+
  37. 37.Kg1 h2+
  38. 38.Kf2 Bxb7

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