Mikhail Chigorin vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

DSB-13.Kongress · 1902 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DSB-13.Kongress
Site Hannover
Round 1
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3Q2k1/7n/4pp2/4Pq2/2P5/5N2/5K2 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 c6
  9. 9.O-O Nxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Ng4
  11. 11.Qe1 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Nh6
  13. 13.g4 f6
  14. 14.Qg3 g5
  15. 15.Rf2 Be6
  16. 16.Raf1 Qe7
  17. 17.d4 Rad8
  18. 18.Nd2 Bc8
  19. 19.d5 Kh8
  20. 20.b4 Rf7
  21. 21.Nc4 Ng8
  22. 22.Rd1 Qc7
  23. 23.b3 a6
  24. 24.Rfd2 b5
  25. 25.Na5 c5
  26. 26.Nc6 Rdf8
  27. 27.bxc5 dxc5
  28. 28.Ra1 h5
  29. 29.Nd1 Rh7
  30. 30.b4 c4
  31. 31.c3 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Rh4
  33. 33.Rh2 Rf7
  34. 34.Rxh4+ gxh4
  35. 35.Qxh4+ Rh7
  36. 36.Qg3 Bxg4
  37. 37.Nf2 Bd7
  38. 38.Kf1 Bxc6
  39. 39.dxc6 Qxc6
  40. 40.Rd1 Qb6
  41. 41.Ke2 a5
  42. 42.bxa5 Qxa5
  43. 43.Qg4 Rh2
  44. 44.Kf3 Qa8
  45. 45.Rd7 Rh7
  46. 46.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  47. 47.Qd7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Qxb5 Qc8
  49. 49.Qb6 Nh6
  50. 50.Kg3 Qd7
  51. 51.Qc5 Qd2
  52. 52.Qxc4 Qxe3+
  53. 53.Kg2 Qg5+
  54. 54.Kf1 Qf4
  55. 55.Qc8 f5
  56. 56.Qe8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Qd7+

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