Mikhail Chigorin vs Berthold Englisch

London+ · 1883 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Berthold Englisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London+
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5k1p/3b2p1/p2p4/1p1PpPP1/1P2B2P/P3K3/8 b - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.e3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.b3 e6
  5. 5.Bb2 Be7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.Qe1 Bb7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nb4
  11. 11.Nd1 Nxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 Ne8
  13. 13.Nf2 f6
  14. 14.d4 Nd6
  15. 15.Rac1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qh3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rc2 Ne4
  18. 18.Rfc1 Nxf2
  19. 19.Kxf2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Qg4 cxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Rxc2
  22. 22.Rxc2 Bc5
  23. 23.Ne2 Qf7
  24. 24.Ng3 Bc8
  25. 25.d4 e5
  26. 26.Nf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Qxf5 exd4
  28. 28.exd4 g6
  29. 29.Qg4 Bd6
  30. 30.Rc8 f5
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  32. 32.Qf3 Qe4
  33. 33.Qxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Bc1 Kf7
  35. 35.h3 Bb4
  36. 36.g4 Bc3
  37. 37.Ke3 b5
  38. 38.Bd2 Bb2
  39. 39.Ba5 Ke6
  40. 40.Bb4 Bc1+
  41. 41.Bd2 Ba3
  42. 42.Be1 Kf7
  43. 43.Bd2 Be7
  44. 44.Ke2 b4
  45. 45.Be1 a5
  46. 46.Bd2 Bd6
  47. 47.Be3

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