Mikhail Chigorin vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/p1p2prn/1p1p1p2/3Pq3/3NPQ1P/2PBRb2/P1P2R1P/7K w - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Ne7
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Qd2 Ng6
  11. 11.Kh1 Kh8
  12. 12.d4 Rg8
  13. 13.Bd3 Qe7
  14. 14.Rab1 b6
  15. 15.Ng1 Be6
  16. 16.d5 Bd7
  17. 17.g3 Rg7
  18. 18.Rbe1 Rag8
  19. 19.f3 h5
  20. 20.Rf2 Nf8
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Nh7
  23. 23.Nf3 Bg4
  24. 24.Nd4 h4
  25. 25.Re3 Qe5
  26. 26.gxh4 Bf3+

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