Mikhail Chigorin vs James Mason

Vienna · 1882 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black James Mason
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 22
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/6pk/1P2Kb2/6pP/1Rn1P3/8/2r5/4nq2 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Bf5
  3. 3.f4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Be7
  6. 6.d3 Nfd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg6
  8. 8.Nf1 c5
  9. 9.h4 Nc6
  10. 10.h5 Bf5
  11. 11.N3h2 h6
  12. 12.g4 Bh4+
  13. 13.Kd2 Bh7
  14. 14.Nf3 Be7
  15. 15.Ng3 Qa5+
  16. 16.c3 d4
  17. 17.Ke1 dxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Bf6
  19. 19.Kf1 Bxc3
  20. 20.Rb1 Nb6
  21. 21.Nd2 c4
  22. 22.Nde4 Rd8
  23. 23.Qc2 cxd3
  24. 24.Bxd3 Qd5
  25. 25.Ke2 f5
  26. 26.Rb5 fxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Qxd3+
  28. 28.Qxd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.Kxd3 Bxe4+
  30. 30.Kxe4 Ne7
  31. 31.Kd3 Na4
  32. 32.Kc2 b6
  33. 33.Rd1 a6
  34. 34.Rb3 Bf6
  35. 35.e4 Nc6
  36. 36.Be3 Na5
  37. 37.Rb4 b5
  38. 38.Rd6 O-O
  39. 39.Rxa6 Rc8+
  40. 40.Kd3 Rc3+
  41. 41.Ke2 Nc4
  42. 42.Ra8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Bf2 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kf3 Nc3
  45. 45.Be1 e5
  46. 46.a4 Ne2
  47. 47.axb5 Nd4+
  48. 48.Kg3 exf4+
  49. 49.Kh3 Nf3
  50. 50.g5 hxg5
  51. 51.Kg4 Nxe1
  52. 52.Kf5 f3
  53. 53.b6 f2
  54. 54.Ke6 f1=Q

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