Mikhail Chigorin vs James Mason

London+ · 1883 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 121 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black James Mason
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London+
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 121
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Final Position

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

3Nb3/8/p3pk2/P2p1p1K/3P1P2/8/8/8 w - - 85 122

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.f4 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Qa5
  10. 10.Bc3 Nf8
  11. 11.Nf3 Ng6
  12. 12.Qd2 Bd7
  13. 13.g3 Rc8
  14. 14.h4 h6
  15. 15.Bh3 Nge7
  16. 16.O-O Bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qc7
  18. 18.Ne1 Na5
  19. 19.Rf3 Nc4
  20. 20.Qc1 g6
  21. 21.Nd3 Bb5
  22. 22.a4 Bd7
  23. 23.Ra2 b6
  24. 24.Kh2 Bc6
  25. 25.Nf2 h5
  26. 26.g4 hxg4
  27. 27.Nxg4 Ng8
  28. 28.Qe1 Qe7
  29. 29.h5 Rxh5
  30. 30.Ng3 Rh8
  31. 31.Nf1 Qh4
  32. 32.Qxh4 Rxh4
  33. 33.Kg3 Rh8
  34. 34.Nfe3 Nxe3
  35. 35.Nxe3 Ne7
  36. 36.Rff2 Nf5+
  37. 37.Bxf5 gxf5
  38. 38.a5 b5
  39. 39.Rh2 Rxh2
  40. 40.Kxh2 Bd7
  41. 41.Ra3 Ke7
  42. 42.Kg2 f6
  43. 43.exf6+ Kxf6
  44. 44.Kf2 Rh8
  45. 45.Ra1 Rc8
  46. 46.Ra3 Ke7
  47. 47.Ng2 b4
  48. 48.cxb4 Rc4
  49. 49.Ke3 Rxb4
  50. 50.Ne1 Rb1
  51. 51.Nf3 Bb5
  52. 52.Kd2 Kd6
  53. 53.Ne1 a6
  54. 54.Nc2 Rf1
  55. 55.Ke3 Rh1
  56. 56.Rc3 Rh3+
  57. 57.Kd2 Rh2+
  58. 58.Ke3 Bc4
  59. 59.Na3 Ra2
  60. 60.Kf3 Rb2
  61. 61.Ke3 Rb4
  62. 62.Nc2 Rb5
  63. 63.Ra3 Rb8
  64. 64.Kd2 Rh8
  65. 65.Rf3 Rh2+
  66. 66.Kc3 Be2
  67. 67.Re3 Rf2
  68. 68.Ne1 Bb5
  69. 69.Nf3 Ra2
  70. 70.Ng5 Bd7
  71. 71.Rh3 Ra3+
  72. 72.Kb4 Ra4+
  73. 73.Kc3 Rc4+
  74. 74.Kd3 Rc7
  75. 75.Rh6 Bc8
  76. 76.Rh2 Bd7
  77. 77.Rh7 Bb5+
  78. 78.Kd2 Rxh7
  79. 79.Nxh7 Be8
  80. 80.Kc3 Bh5
  81. 81.Ng5 Be8
  82. 82.Nf3 Kc6
  83. 83.Kb4 Kd6
  84. 84.Ne5 Bh5
  85. 85.Kc3 Be8
  86. 86.Kd2 Ke7
  87. 87.Ke3 Kf6
  88. 88.Kf3 Bb5
  89. 89.Kg3 Kg7
  90. 90.Kh4 Kh6
  91. 91.Nf7+ Kg6
  92. 92.Nd6 Bd7
  93. 93.Nb7 Bb5
  94. 94.Nc5 Kf6
  95. 95.Kh5 Be2+
  96. 96.Kh6 Bb5
  97. 97.Nb7 Bc6
  98. 98.Nc5 Bb5
  99. 99.Nb3 Be2
  100. 100.Nd2 Bd1
  101. 101.Nf1 Bf3
  102. 102.Ng3 Bg4
  103. 103.Nh1 Be2
  104. 104.Nf2 Bf1
  105. 105.Kh5 Be2+
  106. 106.Kh4 Bb5
  107. 107.Nh3 Be2
  108. 108.Ng5 Bg4
  109. 109.Kg3 Be2
  110. 110.Kf2 Bb5
  111. 111.Ke3 Ke7
  112. 112.Nf3 Be8
  113. 113.Ne5 Kf6
  114. 114.Kf2 Bb5
  115. 115.Kg3 Kg7
  116. 116.Kh4 Kh6
  117. 117.Nf3 Kg6
  118. 118.Ne5+ Kh6
  119. 119.Nf7+ Kg6
  120. 120.Nd8 Kf6
  121. 121.Kh5 Be8+

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