Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 5
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

1r1r3k/6pp/2R5/8/4P2b/1BQ5/PP4q1/1KR5 b - - 10 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Nf1 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Be3 Nxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 e4
  11. 11.dxe4 Qe7
  12. 12.Qc2 Ne5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Qxe5
  14. 14.O-O-O c6
  15. 15.Re1 b5
  16. 16.Bd3 Rd8
  17. 17.Nd2 Qg5
  18. 18.Nf3 Bxe3+
  19. 19.Kb1 Qc5
  20. 20.Rhf1 a5
  21. 21.Qe2 Bh6
  22. 22.Nd4 b4
  23. 23.Bc4 bxc3
  24. 24.Nb3 Qe5
  25. 25.Rxf7 Kh8
  26. 26.Qf3 Be6
  27. 27.Re7 c2+
  28. 28.Kxc2 a4
  29. 29.Rxe6 axb3+
  30. 30.Qxb3 Qxh2
  31. 31.Kb1 Qxg2
  32. 32.Rxc6 Rab8
  33. 33.Qc3 Bg5
  34. 34.Bb3 Bh4
  35. 35.Rc1 Bg5
  36. 36.Re1 Bh4
  37. 37.Rc1

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