Mikhail Chigorin vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

Paris · 1900 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1-0
Event Paris
Site Paris
Round 11
Date 1900.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C56)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/pp3pkp/2p1rpq1/2Q2b2/8/6N1/PPP3PP/6K1 b - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.Re1 d5
  7. 7.Bxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qh5
  9. 9.Nxe4 Be7
  10. 10.Bg5 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe7 Nxe7
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 Bd7
  14. 14.Qd2 O-O
  15. 15.Nf6+ gxf6
  16. 16.Rxe7 Rad8
  17. 17.Qc3 c6
  18. 18.Ne2 Qg5
  19. 19.f4 Qh6
  20. 20.Ng3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  22. 22.Rf1 Qg6
  23. 23.Rd1 Bg4
  24. 24.Rd6 Re6
  25. 25.Rd8+ Kg7
  26. 26.f5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Qc5

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