Mikhail Chigorin vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Vienna · 1898 · King's Gambit · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/p4pk1/6p1/PPR5/2B2P1p/5PKP/3r4/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e5
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 e4
  4. 4.Bb5+ c6
  5. 5.dxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.Bc4 Nf6
  7. 7.d4 Bd6
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.d5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bb3 c4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Bc5+
  13. 13.Kh1 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Ng4
  15. 15.Qe1 Nxd5
  16. 16.h3 Nde3
  17. 17.Bxe3 Nxe3
  18. 18.Nbc3 Nxf1
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bb6
  20. 20.Qxf1 Bb7
  21. 21.N2c3 Qh4
  22. 22.Nd5 Rae8
  23. 23.Ng5 h6
  24. 24.Nf3 Qg3
  25. 25.Ne5 Be3
  26. 26.Nd3 Re4
  27. 27.Qf3 Qxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Ree8
  29. 29.Kg2 Bd4
  30. 30.c3 Bxd5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Re2+
  32. 32.Kg3 Rd2
  33. 33.cxd4 Rxd3
  34. 34.Rc1 Rxd4
  35. 35.Rc5 Rd8
  36. 36.Bc4 Rd2
  37. 37.b4 g6
  38. 38.b5 Kg7
  39. 39.a4 h5
  40. 40.a5 h4+

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