Mikhail Chigorin vs William Ewart Napier

The Game

White	Mikhail Chigorin
Black	William Ewart Napier
Result	1-0
Event	Cambridge Springs
Site	Cambridge
Round	12
Date	1904.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1p1n4/p7/8/7P/2P1K3/PP1R2B1/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.Nf3 g6
4. 4.g3 Bg7
5. 5.Bg2 d6
6. 6.d3 Nf6
7. 7.O-O h5
8. 8.Bf4 Bg4
9. 9.Qd2 Nd7
10. 10.Nd5 Bxf3
11. 11.Bxf3 Nde5
12. 12.Bg2 e6
13. 13.Nc3 h4
14. 14.Bg5 f6
15. 15.Be3 Qe7
16. 16.h3 O-O-O
17. 17.f4 Nf7
18. 18.g4 Rhe8
19. 19.Qf2 Kb8
20. 20.Qxh4 d5
21. 21.exd5 exd5
22. 22.Rae1 g5
23. 23.Qf2 d4
24. 24.Bxd4 Nxd4
25. 25.Rxe7 Rxe7
26. 26.Ne4 f5
27. 27.gxf5 Nxf5
28. 28.c3 Rxd3
29. 29.Qxc5 N7d6
30. 30.Nxd6 Nxd6
31. 31.Qxg5 Bf8
32. 32.Qa5 Re8
33. 33.Qa4 Rd2
34. 34.Qd7 Bh6
35. 35.Rf2 Re1+
36. 36.Kh2 a6
37. 37.h4 Ne4
38. 38.Rxd2 Bxf4+
39. 39.Kh3 Re3+
40. 40.Kg4 Nf6+
41. 41.Kxf4 Nxd7
42. 42.Kxe3

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