Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r4k/3Q3p/5p2/4p3/1p1pPq2/3P3P/7K/6R1 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Nbd2 a6
  7. 7.h3 Ba7
  8. 8.Bb3 Nd7
  9. 9.Nf1 Nc5
  10. 10.Bc2 d5
  11. 11.Qe2 d4
  12. 12.c4 f6
  13. 13.Bd2 Ne6
  14. 14.Ng3 b5
  15. 15.cxb5 axb5
  16. 16.Bb3 Ne7
  17. 17.Nh4 Nc5
  18. 18.Bc2 Be6
  19. 19.Nh5 O-O
  20. 20.g4 Bb6
  21. 21.b4 Nb3
  22. 22.Bxb3 Bxb3
  23. 23.O-O Bf7
  24. 24.Nf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.gxf5 Qe8
  26. 26.Ng3 Rxa2
  27. 27.Rxa2 Bxa2
  28. 28.Kh2 Bf7
  29. 29.Rg1 Kh8
  30. 30.Qg4 Rg8
  31. 31.f4 c5
  32. 32.fxe5 fxe5
  33. 33.Bg5 Bd8
  34. 34.bxc5 b4
  35. 35.c6 Qxc6
  36. 36.Bxd8 Rxd8
  37. 37.Qg5 Qf6
  38. 38.Qc1 Qe7
  39. 39.f6 gxf6
  40. 40.Nf5 Qf8
  41. 41.Qc7 Rc8
  42. 42.Qb6 Bg6
  43. 43.Nh4 Be8
  44. 44.Nf5 Bd7
  45. 45.Nh4 Qh6
  46. 46.Qd6 Qxh4
  47. 47.Qxd7 Qf4+

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