Mikhail Chigorin vs Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky

Ostende · 1907 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 3
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

r7/1p5p/2pr2p1/3Pp3/2R1KpP1/P2R1P1P/2k5/8 b - - 13 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bc5
  3. 3.Bc4 d6
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg4
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Nd5 Qd7
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.d4 exd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Qe7+
  13. 13.Kf1 Nf6
  14. 14.Bb5+ Kf8
  15. 15.Bxb6 axb6
  16. 16.Qd4 Qe5
  17. 17.Qxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.Bc4 Ke7
  19. 19.Ke2 Kd6
  20. 20.Rhd1 Rhd8
  21. 21.Bb3 Ra5
  22. 22.Rac1 Nd7
  23. 23.a3 b5
  24. 24.c3 Nb6
  25. 25.Rc2 Nc4
  26. 26.Kd3 Nb6
  27. 27.Rcd2 Ra6
  28. 28.Ba2 Ra4
  29. 29.g3 f5
  30. 30.Bb3 Raa8
  31. 31.f3 Re8
  32. 32.Ke2 Nc4
  33. 33.Bxc4 bxc4
  34. 34.Ke3 Red8
  35. 35.g4 g6
  36. 36.Rg1 f4+
  37. 37.Ke4 Kc5
  38. 38.Rb1 Rd6
  39. 39.b4+ cxb3
  40. 40.Rxb3 c6
  41. 41.c4 Kxc4
  42. 42.Rb4+ Kc3
  43. 43.Rd3+ Kc2
  44. 44.Rc4+ Kb2
  45. 45.Rb4+ Kc2
  46. 46.Rc4+ Kb2
  47. 47.Rb4+ Kc2
  48. 48.Rc4+

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