Mikhail Chigorin vs Isidor Gunsberg

Monte Carlo · 1902 · French Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Isidor Gunsberg
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Date 1902.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6rk/1p5Q/p1p3P1/2P1b3/1P6/P5P1/6K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 Nge7
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.e5 d4
  6. 6.Qf2 Nb4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.c3 Nbc6
  9. 9.Bb5 a6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  11. 11.Nc2 Be7
  12. 12.b3 dxc3
  13. 13.dxc3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Qd3
  15. 15.Bb2 b6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qg6
  17. 17.Ne3 a5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Ba6
  19. 19.Bc1 Rad8
  20. 20.f5 exf5
  21. 21.Nd5 Qe6
  22. 22.c4 h6
  23. 23.Qg3 Kh7
  24. 24.Nf4 Qc8
  25. 25.e6 g5
  26. 26.Nd5 fxe6
  27. 27.Nxe7 Nxe7
  28. 28.Bxg5 Rxd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Ng8
  30. 30.Bh4 Rf7
  31. 31.Rd8 Rg7
  32. 32.Ng5+ hxg5
  33. 33.Rxc8 Bxc8
  34. 34.Bxg5 Bb7
  35. 35.h4 Nf6
  36. 36.Qe5 Ne4
  37. 37.Qxe6 Nxg5
  38. 38.Qxf5+ Kh6
  39. 39.Qf6+ Kh7
  40. 40.hxg5 Be4
  41. 41.Qh6+

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