Mikhail Chigorin vs Francis Lee

London · 1899 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Francis Lee
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 19
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/5p2/6p1/p5Pn/Pp2P3/1Pp1KP2/2p1n3/7R w - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.d3 Nd4
  5. 5.Qd1 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.Bxc3 d6
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Re8
  12. 12.Nd2 d5
  13. 13.b3 d4
  14. 14.Bb2 Ne7
  15. 15.Nf1 Ng6
  16. 16.Qd2 c5
  17. 17.g3 b5
  18. 18.h4 h6
  19. 19.f3 Bd7
  20. 20.Bc1 a5
  21. 21.Bd1 Qc7
  22. 22.Qg2 c4
  23. 23.Bd2 Ra6
  24. 24.Rg1 cxd3
  25. 25.cxd3 Rc6
  26. 26.Nh2 Rc3
  27. 27.Ra2 Rxd3
  28. 28.Qe2 Rc3
  29. 29.Bxc3 dxc3
  30. 30.Nf1 Nf8
  31. 31.g4 Ne6
  32. 32.g5 Nf4
  33. 33.Qe3 hxg5
  34. 34.hxg5 N6h5
  35. 35.Rh2 b4
  36. 36.a4 Qd6
  37. 37.Bc2 Qd4
  38. 38.Rgh1 g6
  39. 39.Kf2 Kf8
  40. 40.Kg1 Bc8
  41. 41.Kf2 Ba6
  42. 42.Rg1 Rd8
  43. 43.Rgh1 Bxf1
  44. 44.Qxd4 exd4
  45. 45.Rxf1 d3
  46. 46.Rd1 dxc2
  47. 47.Rxd8+ Ke7
  48. 48.Rh1 Kxd8
  49. 49.Ke3 Ne2

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