Mikhail Chigorin vs James Mason

Monte Carlo · 1901 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 144 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black James Mason
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 11
Date 1901.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 144
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/k7/8/P1K5/1N6/8/1rB5/8 b - - 26 144

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 Be7
  7. 7.h3 Bd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 b5
  9. 9.Bc2 d5
  10. 10.Qe2 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Bd6
  12. 12.Nf1 Be6
  13. 13.Ne3 Ne7
  14. 14.Ng5 Bd7
  15. 15.g4 h6
  16. 16.Nf3 Bc6
  17. 17.Ng2 Ng6
  18. 18.g5 hxg5
  19. 19.Bxg5 Qd7
  20. 20.Ngh4 Nxh4
  21. 21.Nxh4 Nh5
  22. 22.O-O-O g6
  23. 23.Nf3 Qc8
  24. 24.Qd3 f6
  25. 25.Bd2 g5
  26. 26.Bb3 Qb7
  27. 27.Rde1 O-O-O
  28. 28.Be6+ Kb8
  29. 29.Qe2 Ng7
  30. 30.Bg4 Rdf8
  31. 31.Rhg1 Re8
  32. 32.Nh2 Bc5
  33. 33.Nf1 Re7
  34. 34.Ng3 Bd7
  35. 35.Rh1 Qb6
  36. 36.Be3 Qc6
  37. 37.Rd1 Be6
  38. 38.Kb1 Bf7
  39. 39.Rd2 Bg6
  40. 40.Bxc5 Qxc5
  41. 41.Rhd1 Ne6
  42. 42.Rd5 Qc6
  43. 43.Qd2 Nd4
  44. 44.Ka1 Bxe4
  45. 45.Nxe4 Qxd5
  46. 46.Ng3 Rd8
  47. 47.cxd4 exd4
  48. 48.a3 d3
  49. 49.Kb1 Re5
  50. 50.Rc1 f5
  51. 51.Bd1 f4
  52. 52.Nf1 Qd6
  53. 53.Qc3 c5
  54. 54.Nd2 c4
  55. 55.Bf3 Rde8
  56. 56.Ka2 R8e7
  57. 57.b3 cxb3+
  58. 58.Kxb3 Rc7
  59. 59.Qxc7+ Qxc7
  60. 60.Rxc7 Kxc7
  61. 61.Be4 Kb6
  62. 62.Bxd3 a5
  63. 63.Ne4 Kc6
  64. 64.f3 Rd5
  65. 65.Kc2 Re5
  66. 66.Kc3 Rd5
  67. 67.Bc2 a4
  68. 68.Bd3 Kb6
  69. 69.Kc2 Re5
  70. 70.Kb2 Ka5
  71. 71.Kc3 Rd5
  72. 72.Bc2 Kb6
  73. 73.Bd3 Ka5
  74. 74.Be2 Kb6
  75. 75.Bd3 Ka5
  76. 76.Bc2 Kb6
  77. 77.Bb1 Rd1
  78. 78.Ba2 Rc1+
  79. 79.Kb2 Rf1
  80. 80.Nxg5 Rf2+
  81. 81.Ka1 Rg2
  82. 82.Ne6 Rg3
  83. 83.Bd5 Rxh3
  84. 84.Nxf4 Rh7
  85. 85.Nd3 Rd7
  86. 86.Be4 Re7
  87. 87.Kb1 Kc7
  88. 88.Bg6 Rg7
  89. 89.Be8 Rg3
  90. 90.Bxb5 Rxf3
  91. 91.Kc2 Kb6
  92. 92.Bxa4 Ka5
  93. 93.Bb3 Rg3
  94. 94.Kc3 Rh3
  95. 95.Bc2 Rg3
  96. 96.Kb2 Rg4
  97. 97.Nc1 Rg6
  98. 98.Na2 Rg4
  99. 99.Nc3 Rg2
  100. 100.Kb3 Rg3
  101. 101.Be4 Re3
  102. 102.Bd5 Rh3
  103. 103.Bc6 Rh6
  104. 104.Bb5 Rh3
  105. 105.Be2 Re3
  106. 106.Bd1 Rh3
  107. 107.Bc2 Rg3
  108. 108.Kb2 Rh3
  109. 109.Na2 Rh4
  110. 110.Nc1 Rh2
  111. 111.Nb3+ Kb5
  112. 112.Nd4+ Kc4
  113. 113.Nf5 Rh3
  114. 114.Nd6+ Kc5
  115. 115.Ne4+ Kc4
  116. 116.Nf2 Rh2
  117. 117.Nd3 Kb5
  118. 118.Nc1 Rg2
  119. 119.Na2 Rh2
  120. 120.Nb4 Kc4
  121. 121.Nc6 Kb5
  122. 122.Ne5 Rg2
  123. 123.Kb3 Rg3+
  124. 124.Bd3+ Kc5
  125. 125.Kc3 Kd5
  126. 126.Nc4 Kc5
  127. 127.Nb2 Rg4
  128. 128.Bc4 Kb6
  129. 129.Kb4 Rg5
  130. 130.a4 Rg4
  131. 131.a5+ Ka7
  132. 132.Na4 Rg1
  133. 133.Nc3 Rg4
  134. 134.Nb5+ Kb7
  135. 135.Nd6+ Ka7
  136. 136.Nc8+ Kb7
  137. 137.Ne7 Ka7
  138. 138.Kb5 Rg7
  139. 139.Nc6+ Ka8
  140. 140.Bd5 Rb7+
  141. 141.Kc5 Rb1
  142. 142.Be4 Rb2
  143. 143.Nb4+ Ka7
  144. 144.Bc2

More Mikhail Chigorin Games

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.