Mikhail Chigorin vs Eugene Delmar

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · French Defense · 0-1 in 135 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Eugene Delmar
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 1
Date 1889.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 135
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/2Kp4/3Pb3/8/R2B1k2/4q2r w - - 0 136

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 c6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 Bg4
  9. 9.Ne2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Ng3 Bxg3
  11. 11.fxg3 Qb6
  12. 12.Kh1 Ne4
  13. 13.Bf4 f5
  14. 14.Qc1 Rae8
  15. 15.c3 Ndf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Qd8
  17. 17.Qc2 Bh5
  18. 18.Rae1 h6
  19. 19.Kg1 g5
  20. 20.Bc1 Nd7
  21. 21.Bxe4 fxe4
  22. 22.Nxd7 Qxd7
  23. 23.Be3 Qg7
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  25. 25.Qd2 Kh7
  26. 26.b3 Bf7
  27. 27.h4 gxh4
  28. 28.gxh4 Bh5
  29. 29.Bf4 Bf3
  30. 30.g3 Qg4
  31. 31.Kh2 Qe6
  32. 32.Qe3 Qf6
  33. 33.Be5 Qe7
  34. 34.Rf1 b5
  35. 35.Rf2 Qf7
  36. 36.Bd6 Rg8
  37. 37.Bf4 Qh5
  38. 38.Rf1 Rg4
  39. 39.Qf2 a5
  40. 40.Be5 Qg6
  41. 41.Re1 Qf5
  42. 42.Qe3 Qg6
  43. 43.Qf2 Qf5
  44. 44.Qe3 Qg6
  45. 45.Qf2 Qf5
  46. 46.Bc7 Qc8
  47. 47.Be5 Qf5
  48. 48.a4 Qd7
  49. 49.Ra1 Qb7
  50. 50.b4 bxa4
  51. 51.Rxa4 Qb5
  52. 52.Rxa5 Qd3
  53. 53.Ra1 Qxc3
  54. 54.Qa2 Kg6
  55. 55.Kh3 Kh5
  56. 56.Rf1 Qd3
  57. 57.Qf2 Rg6
  58. 58.Kh2 Qc4
  59. 59.Rb1 Kg4
  60. 60.Kg1 Qd3
  61. 61.Re1 Rg8
  62. 62.Qb2 Ra8
  63. 63.Qc1 Ra2
  64. 64.Qf4+ Kh3
  65. 65.Qf5+ Bg4
  66. 66.Qf1+ Qxf1+
  67. 67.Kxf1 Ra3
  68. 68.Bf4 Rd3
  69. 69.Kf2 Rf3+
  70. 70.Kg1 Rb3
  71. 71.Bxh6 Rxg3+
  72. 72.Kf2 Rf3+
  73. 73.Kg1 Kxh4
  74. 74.Re3 Rf7
  75. 75.Rc3 Bd7
  76. 76.Kg2 Rf6
  77. 77.Bd2 Bc8
  78. 78.Be1+ Kg5
  79. 79.b5 Bb7
  80. 80.bxc6 Bxc6
  81. 81.Rg3+ Kh5
  82. 82.Bd2 Bb7
  83. 83.Rg5+ Kh4
  84. 84.Rg7 Rb6
  85. 85.Bg5+ Kh5
  86. 86.Be3 Rb3
  87. 87.Kf2 Kh4
  88. 88.Rh7+ Kg4
  89. 89.Rg7+ Kf5
  90. 90.Rg5+ Ke6
  91. 91.Rg6+ Kd7
  92. 92.Rh6 Bc6
  93. 93.Rh7+ Kc8
  94. 94.Rg7 Kb8
  95. 95.Rg1 Kb7
  96. 96.Rc1 Bb5
  97. 97.Rc2 Bc4
  98. 98.Rc1 Kb6
  99. 99.Re1 Kb5
  100. 100.Rd1 Kb4
  101. 101.Bd2+ Ka3
  102. 102.Bc1+ Ka2
  103. 103.Be3 Kb2
  104. 104.Re1 Rb8
  105. 105.Bf4 Rh8
  106. 106.Re3 Bd3
  107. 107.Rg3 Kc3
  108. 108.Be3 Rf8+
  109. 109.Kg2 Rf5
  110. 110.Bf2 Kc2
  111. 111.Re3 Kd2
  112. 112.Rg3 Rf6
  113. 113.Kg1 Be2
  114. 114.Ra3 Bd3
  115. 115.Ra2+ Kd1
  116. 116.Kg2 Rg6+
  117. 117.Kh2 Rf6
  118. 118.Kg2 Rf3
  119. 119.Ra1+ Kd2
  120. 120.Ra2+ Bc2
  121. 121.Ra1 Rb3
  122. 122.Bh4 e3
  123. 123.Kf3 Be4+
  124. 124.Kf4 Rb1
  125. 125.Ra2+ Bc2
  126. 126.Ke5 Rh1
  127. 127.Bd8 Rh5+
  128. 128.Kd6 Kd3
  129. 129.Kc5 e2
  130. 130.Ra3+ Ke4
  131. 131.Ra7 Rh1
  132. 132.Ba5 Kf3
  133. 133.Bd2 Be4
  134. 134.Ra3+ Kf2
  135. 135.Ra2 e1=Q

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