Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m7879 · 1879 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m7879
Site St Petersburg
Date 1879.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5r2/3k4/2R5/2KP4/8/8/8 w - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Bc5
  5. 5.Be3 Qf6
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.Bc4 Ne5
  8. 8.Be2 d5
  9. 9.f4 Ng4
  10. 10.Bxg4 Qh4+
  11. 11.g3 Qxg4
  12. 12.Qxg4 Bxg4
  13. 13.e5 O-O
  14. 14.Nf5 Bxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 Bf3
  16. 16.Rf1 Be4
  17. 17.Nd2 Bd3
  18. 18.Rf2 c5
  19. 19.Nf3 f6
  20. 20.O-O-O c4
  21. 21.exf6 Rxf6
  22. 22.Re1 Re6
  23. 23.Ng5 Ra6
  24. 24.a3 h6
  25. 25.Nf3 Re6
  26. 26.Nd4 Re4
  27. 27.Kd2 Re8
  28. 28.g4 Nc6
  29. 29.Nxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Ng2 Rb8
  31. 31.Kc1 Rbe8
  32. 32.Rxe4 Rxe4
  33. 33.Kd2 Re7
  34. 34.f5 Rb7
  35. 35.Kc1 Re7
  36. 36.Nf4 Be4
  37. 37.h4 Kf7
  38. 38.Ne6 Bd3
  39. 39.Nd8+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ne6 Ke5
  41. 41.Nf4 Ke4
  42. 42.Kd2 Rb7
  43. 43.b4 d4
  44. 44.cxd4 a5
  45. 45.Ne6 Rb8
  46. 46.Rf4+ Kd5
  47. 47.Kc3 axb4+
  48. 48.axb4 Rb7
  49. 49.Nc5 Ra7
  50. 50.Nxd3 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kb2 Rxd3
  52. 52.g5 Rb3+
  53. 53.Kc2 hxg5
  54. 54.hxg5 Rxb4
  55. 55.f6 gxf6
  56. 56.gxf6 Rb8
  57. 57.f7 Rf8
  58. 58.Kc3 c5
  59. 59.Rf5+ Ke6
  60. 60.Rxc5 Rxf7
  61. 61.Kxc4 Kd6

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