Mikhail Chigorin vs Isidor Gunsberg

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Scotch Game · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 15
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2k5/P1pp2p1/2K4p/r4P1P/3R2P1/8 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Bc5
  5. 5.Be3 Qf6
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.Nc2 d6
  8. 8.Nba3 Bxe3
  9. 9.Nxe3 a6
  10. 10.Be2 Qg6
  11. 11.f3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Nxf5
  13. 13.Nxf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.O-O Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 Qf6
  16. 16.Re1 Ne5
  17. 17.Be4 O-O-O
  18. 18.c4 Nxc4
  19. 19.Bxb7+ Kxb7
  20. 20.Qb3+ Kc8
  21. 21.Nxc4 Qd4+
  22. 22.Qe3 Qxc4
  23. 23.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  24. 24.Rxe6 Rhe8
  25. 25.Rae1 Rxe6
  26. 26.Rxe6 Kd7
  27. 27.Re4 Rb8
  28. 28.b3 Rb5
  29. 29.Kf2 Rc5
  30. 30.Ke1 Ra5
  31. 31.Re2 Rh5
  32. 32.h3 Ra5
  33. 33.Kd1 g5
  34. 34.a4 h5
  35. 35.Re4 Rd5+
  36. 36.Kc2 a5
  37. 37.b4 axb4
  38. 38.Rxb4 Rf5
  39. 39.Kd3 h4
  40. 40.Ke3 c5
  41. 41.Rb2 Re5+
  42. 42.Kd2 Re8
  43. 43.Kc3 Re3+
  44. 44.Kc4 Kc6
  45. 45.Rd2 Ra3
  46. 46.a5 d5+

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