Mikhail Chigorin vs Isidor Gunsberg

Havana m · 1890 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 0-1
Event Havana m
Site Havana
Round 21
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/5ppp/6k1/P7/3n4/2Nq4/1P6/2K5 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.e5 Ne4
  7. 7.Re1 Nc5
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Bc4 d6
  11. 11.Nc3 dxe5
  12. 12.Qxe5 Bd6
  13. 13.Qh5 Be6
  14. 14.Bg5 Qd7
  15. 15.Bxe6 Nxe6
  16. 16.Rad1 Rae8
  17. 17.Bc1 Nd4
  18. 18.Rxe8 Rxe8
  19. 19.Qd5 Qg4
  20. 20.Kf1 Nxc2
  21. 21.h3 Qg6
  22. 22.g3 Bxg3
  23. 23.Qd7 Kf8
  24. 24.fxg3 Qxg3
  25. 25.Qg4 Re1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Qxc1
  28. 28.Qc8+ Ke7
  29. 29.Qxc7+ Ke6
  30. 30.Qc8+ Kf6
  31. 31.Qxb7 Ne1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qf4+
  33. 33.Kg1 Nf3+
  34. 34.Kf1 Qc1+
  35. 35.Ke2 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kd3 Qf1+
  37. 37.Kc2 Qg2+
  38. 38.Kc1 Qh1+
  39. 39.Nd1 Qxh3
  40. 40.Qxa7 Qc8+
  41. 41.Nc3 Qc4
  42. 42.a4 Nd4
  43. 43.Qb6+ Kg5
  44. 44.a5 Qd3
  45. 45.Qd8+ Kg6

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