Mikhail Chigorin vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/2B1qppp/4r3/P1p5/2P5/1P1Q4/5PPP/3R1K2 w - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Qxd4 d5
  6. 6.exd6 Nxd6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qf4 Bf5
  9. 9.Bb5 Be7
  10. 10.Nd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Be3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rab1 Nc8
  16. 16.Qf3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rbd1 Bd6
  18. 18.b3 Qe6
  19. 19.Ne4 Ne7
  20. 20.Rfe1 Qg6
  21. 21.Bxa7 Rbe8
  22. 22.Nxd6 cxd6
  23. 23.c4 c5
  24. 24.Bb6 Nf5
  25. 25.Bc7 Nd4
  26. 26.Qd5 Ne2+
  27. 27.Kf1 Nc3
  28. 28.Qxd6 Nxd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Re6
  30. 30.Qd3 Qf6
  31. 31.a4 Rfe8
  32. 32.a5 Qe7

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