Mikhail Chigorin vs Akiba Rubinstein

Lodz · 1906 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Akiba Rubinstein
Result 1-0
Event Lodz
Site Lodz
Round 2
Date 1906.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4q1k/p2b1Rrp/2p2Q1N/5p2/5p2/2P5/PP3PPP/R5K1 b - - 4 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 gxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 f5
  8. 8.Ng3 c5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Nc6
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.O-O cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qc7
  14. 14.Qh5 Kh8
  15. 15.Rfe1 f4
  16. 16.Ne4 f5
  17. 17.Ng5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Qxg5 e5
  19. 19.Qh6 Bd7
  20. 20.Nf3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Ng5 Re7
  22. 22.Qf6+ Rg7
  23. 23.Nf7+ Kg8
  24. 24.Nh6+ Kh8
  25. 25.Rxe5 Qc8
  26. 26.Re7 Qf8
  27. 27.Rf7

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