Mikhail Chigorin vs Geza Maroczy

Ostende · 1905 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Geza Maroczy
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 12
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

7k/p6P/6P1/2n5/8/2K2n2/2p1N3/8 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 Bg4
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.c3 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Qc7
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Nxf3 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Rae8
  14. 14.Rae1 Rxe1
  15. 15.Rxe1 Re8
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  17. 17.Nh4 Nf8
  18. 18.Qc1 Ne6
  19. 19.Nf5 Bf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Nxf4
  21. 21.Qe3 Kf8
  22. 22.Bc2 Ne6
  23. 23.g3 Nd6
  24. 24.Qe5 Nc4
  25. 25.Qxc7 Nxc7
  26. 26.b3 Na3
  27. 27.Bd3 Nab5
  28. 28.c4 Nc3
  29. 29.a3 Ne6
  30. 30.f4 g6
  31. 31.Nxh6 f5
  32. 32.Kf2 Nxd4
  33. 33.b4 dxc4
  34. 34.Bxc4 Nd5
  35. 35.g4 Kg7
  36. 36.g5 Ne6
  37. 37.Bd3 Nexf4
  38. 38.Bf1 Ne6
  39. 39.h4 Nd4
  40. 40.Bd3 Nb5
  41. 41.h5 Nf4
  42. 42.Bxf5 gxf5
  43. 43.Nxf5+ Kg8
  44. 44.a4 Nc3
  45. 45.Nd6 Nfd5
  46. 46.Nxb7 Nxb4
  47. 47.Nd8 Nxa4
  48. 48.g6 c5
  49. 49.h6 Nd3+
  50. 50.Ke3 Ne5
  51. 51.h7+ Kg7
  52. 52.Ne6+ Kh8
  53. 53.Nf4 Nb6
  54. 54.Ke4 Nbd7
  55. 55.Kf5 c4
  56. 56.Ke4 c3
  57. 57.Kd4 c2
  58. 58.Ne2 Nf3+
  59. 59.Kc3 Nc5

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