Mikhail Chigorin vs Falk

Moscow sim2 · 1899 · French Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Falk
Result 1-0
Event Moscow sim2
Site Moscow
Date 1899.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rk1q1/7R/1BppPpn1/1p2p1pQ/1P2P1P1/P1PP2K1/8/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.d3 Nd4
  5. 5.Qd1 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nge2 Nc6
  8. 8.g3 d6
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.f4 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd1 Nd7
  15. 15.f5 f6
  16. 16.Kh2 Rf7
  17. 17.a3 Ba5
  18. 18.b4 Bb6
  19. 19.Nd5 Nc6
  20. 20.Bf3 Ne7
  21. 21.Nxb6 axb6
  22. 22.g4 g5
  23. 23.h4 h6
  24. 24.hxg5 hxg5
  25. 25.Kg3 Rh7
  26. 26.Rh1 Kg7
  27. 27.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  28. 28.Qc1 Qg8
  29. 29.Qb2 Kg7
  30. 30.Rh1 Kf8
  31. 31.c3 Ke8
  32. 32.Bd1 Nf8
  33. 33.Bb3 Qg7
  34. 34.Bc1 c6
  35. 35.Rh5 Rd8
  36. 36.Qf2 Nc8
  37. 37.Be3 b5
  38. 38.Qh2 b6
  39. 39.Be6 Ne7
  40. 40.Bxb6 Nxe6
  41. 41.fxe6 Ng6
  42. 42.Rh7 Qg8
  43. 43.Qh5

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