Mikhail Chigorin vs Akiba Rubinstein

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · French Defense · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 12
Date 1903.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1rr2bRk/4qP1p/p4p2/1pp1p2B/2PpP2P/1P1P4/P3Q3/R1B4K b - - 2 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 Nd4
  4. 4.Qd3 c5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Qe2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.d3 Nf6
  9. 9.g3 a6
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Ne5 d4
  13. 13.Nxd7 Nxd7
  14. 14.Nd1 e5
  15. 15.Kh1 Qc7
  16. 16.Bh3 Rad8
  17. 17.b3 Bd6
  18. 18.f5 f6
  19. 19.Bg4 b5
  20. 20.Bh5 Rb8
  21. 21.g4 Be7
  22. 22.h4 Rfc8
  23. 23.g5 Nd8
  24. 24.c4 Nf8
  25. 25.Rg1 Nb7
  26. 26.Nf2 Nd6
  27. 27.Ng4 Kh8
  28. 28.gxf6 gxf6
  29. 29.Nh6 Ng6
  30. 30.fxg6 Bf8
  31. 31.Nf7+ Nxf7
  32. 32.gxf7 Qe7
  33. 33.Rg8#

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