Mikhail Chigorin vs William Henry Kraus Pollock

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black William Henry Kraus Pollock
Result 1-0
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/pp1Q2pp/1p3Pn1/2q5/P1r5/8/6PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Bg5 f6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nxc4
  12. 12.Qa4+ Kf7
  13. 13.Qxc4+ Be6
  14. 14.d5 Bd7
  15. 15.Ne2 Qe8
  16. 16.a4 Ne7
  17. 17.Be3 Ng6
  18. 18.Bxb6 cxb6
  19. 19.Qb4 Qe7
  20. 20.Ng3 Rhc8
  21. 21.Nd4 Rc5
  22. 22.f4 Rac8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rc4
  24. 24.Ne6 Nh4
  25. 25.Qd1 Bxe6
  26. 26.dxe6+ Kg8
  27. 27.Qg4 Ng6
  28. 28.Nf5 Qc7
  29. 29.e7 Kf7
  30. 30.Rad1 Qc5+
  31. 31.Kh1 Rc6
  32. 32.e5 fxe5
  33. 33.Nxd6+ Rxd6
  34. 34.fxe5+ Rf6
  35. 35.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  36. 36.Qd7+ Kf8
  37. 37.exf6

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