Mikhail Chigorin vs Stefan Izbinsky

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Stefan Izbinsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 3
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

1k1r4/pp3Rp1/4p2p/Q7/2q4P/P1P5/1P4P1/1K6 b - - 6 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 e6
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.f4 Nd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Qc7
  13. 13.Bd2 O-O-O
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Nd5
  16. 16.O-O-O c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Qe2 Kb8
  19. 19.Kb1 Bd4
  20. 20.Ba5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Rxd4 Nb4
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.a3 Nc6
  24. 24.Rf1 Qxe5
  25. 25.Rxf7 Qxg3
  26. 26.Qb5 Qe1+
  27. 27.Ka2 Na5
  28. 28.c3 Qe4
  29. 29.Qxa5 Qc4+
  30. 30.Kb1 Qe4+
  31. 31.Ka2 Qc4+
  32. 32.Kb1

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