Mikhail Chigorin vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5K2/2p3Q1/3p3P/1p1P3q/1P6/1PP5/8 b - - 14 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Qd2 Na5
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Ba4 Bxe3
  10. 10.Qxe3 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Ng4
  14. 14.Qe2 f5
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.d4 fxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 d5
  19. 19.Qxe5 Bxh3
  20. 20.Ng5 Re8
  21. 21.Qf4 Be6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qd7
  23. 23.Nxe6 Rxe6
  24. 24.Rxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Rxa7 Rxa7
  26. 26.Qb8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qxa7+ Kg6
  28. 28.Kf1 h6
  29. 29.Qc7 Kh7
  30. 30.Qf4 Qg6
  31. 31.Qd2 Qh5
  32. 32.f3 Qh1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Qh4+
  34. 34.Ke2 Qg3
  35. 35.Kd3 h5
  36. 36.Kc3 Qd6
  37. 37.Qe2 b4+
  38. 38.Kd3 h4
  39. 39.Qe8 g6
  40. 40.Qe5 Qd8
  41. 41.f4 h3
  42. 42.gxh3 Qd7
  43. 43.f5 gxf5
  44. 44.Ke3 Kg6
  45. 45.Kf4 Qf7
  46. 46.h4 Qa7
  47. 47.Qxf5+ Kh6
  48. 48.Qf6+ Kh7
  49. 49.h5 Qc7+
  50. 50.Qe5 Qd8
  51. 51.Qf5+ Kh8
  52. 52.Kg4 Qg8+
  53. 53.Qg6 Qc8+
  54. 54.Kg5 Qh3
  55. 55.Kf6 Qh4+
  56. 56.Kf7

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