Mikhail Chigorin vs Louis Paulsen

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 10
Date 1881.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2bn2R1/2qkQ3/p3p1P1/1p1pP3/1PnN1P2/P2B4/2P2BK1/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qb6
  5. 5.Nb3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Qd3 Qc7
  11. 11.f4 d6
  12. 12.Qg3 Bd7
  13. 13.Be3 Rad8
  14. 14.Nd2 d5
  15. 15.e5 Ne8
  16. 16.Nf3 f5
  17. 17.Qf2 Qb8
  18. 18.Bb6 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd3 Nc7
  20. 20.Ne2 Na8
  21. 21.Be3 Na5
  22. 22.b3 b5
  23. 23.h4 Nb7
  24. 24.b4 Qc7
  25. 25.Ned4 Nd8
  26. 26.g4 fxg4
  27. 27.Ng5 Bxg5
  28. 28.hxg5 g6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rb8
  30. 30.Rh1 Rf7
  31. 31.Rh6 Rg7
  32. 32.Rah1 Nf7
  33. 33.R6h4 Rf8
  34. 34.Qg3 Nd8
  35. 35.Qxg4 Nb6
  36. 36.Rxh7 Rxh7
  37. 37.Rxh7 Rf7
  38. 38.Rh6 Nc4
  39. 39.Rxg6+ Kf8
  40. 40.Bf2 Bc8
  41. 41.Qh4 Ke7
  42. 42.Rg8 Kd7
  43. 43.g6 Re7
  44. 44.Qxe7+

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