Mikhail Chigorin vs Nicholas MacLeod

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · King's Pawn Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Nicholas MacLeod
Result 1-0
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 18
Date 1889.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 41
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k4r1/p7/1p2P1qp/3Q4/3P1B2/P7/1P4P1/5NK1 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 b6
  2. 2.d4 Bb7
  3. 3.Bd3 Nf6
  4. 4.f3 d6
  5. 5.Nh3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 h6
  9. 9.Nd2 Nh7
  10. 10.f4 d5
  11. 11.e5 Qd7
  12. 12.Qh5 Bf8
  13. 13.f5 O-O-O
  14. 14.Nf4 Kb8
  15. 15.fxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Bxh7 Rxh7
  17. 17.Qg6 Rh8
  18. 18.Nxe6 Re8
  19. 19.Nf4 Nd8
  20. 20.Rf3 c5
  21. 21.Raf1 cxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Ba6
  23. 23.Rc1 Ne6
  24. 24.Nxe6 Rxe6
  25. 25.Qf7 Re7
  26. 26.Qf4 Re6
  27. 27.a3 g5
  28. 28.Qf7 Be7
  29. 29.Rf6 Bc8
  30. 30.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  31. 31.Qxe6 Bxf6
  32. 32.Qxf6 Ka8
  33. 33.h3 g4
  34. 34.hxg4 Rf8
  35. 35.Qd6 Rd8
  36. 36.Qe7 Rg8
  37. 37.Qf7 Qxg4
  38. 38.Qxd5+ Kb8
  39. 39.e6 Qg3
  40. 40.Nf1 Qg6
  41. 41.Bf4+

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Chigorin games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.