Mikhail Chigorin vs Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz

RUS-ch02 · 1901 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch02
Site Moscow
Round 6
Date 1901.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p1p1bQpp/2p5/4P3/2qr4/4B3/PP4PP/R4R1K b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nxe4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 dxe4
  7. 7.Bxe4 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.Qe1 O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Nxe5 Re8
  12. 12.Qe4 Bd7
  13. 13.f4 f6
  14. 14.d4 fxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bc5+
  16. 16.Kh1 Be6
  17. 17.f5 Qd5
  18. 18.Qg4 Qc4
  19. 19.Rf4 Qxc2
  20. 20.fxe6 Rad8
  21. 21.Rf1 Rd4
  22. 22.Bf4 Rf8
  23. 23.e7 Bxe7
  24. 24.Qe6+ Rf7
  25. 25.Be3 Qc4
  26. 26.Qxf7+

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