Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m7879 · 1879 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m7879
Site St Petersburg
Date 1879.00.00
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/PR6/7p/1P6/7P/r2pK3/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 c5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.b3 Be7
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.Ne5 Bd6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Ne2 Qe7
  12. 12.Ng3 g6
  13. 13.O-O e5
  14. 14.Qc2 Ng4
  15. 15.h3 Nh6
  16. 16.fxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Ne2 Bf5
  19. 19.Bxf5 Nxf5
  20. 20.cxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.Nf4 d4
  22. 22.Nd3 Qg7
  23. 23.e4 Ng3
  24. 24.Rfe1 Rac8
  25. 25.Rac1 f5
  26. 26.exf5 Rxf5
  27. 27.Qc4+ Kh8
  28. 28.Qxa6 Rcf8
  29. 29.Qd6 Nh5
  30. 30.Rxc5 R5f6
  31. 31.Qe5 Qh6
  32. 32.g4 Nf4
  33. 33.Nxf4 Qxf4
  34. 34.Qxf4 Rxf4
  35. 35.Rd5 Kg7
  36. 36.Re7+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rde5 h6
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf7
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  40. 40.d3 Rf6
  41. 41.a4 Rb6
  42. 42.Rb5 Rc6
  43. 43.Kf3 Re6
  44. 44.a5 Re3+
  45. 45.Kf2 Rxd3
  46. 46.a6 Rd2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Ra2
  48. 48.Rb6 d3
  49. 49.Ke3 d2
  50. 50.Ke2 h5
  51. 51.gxh5 gxh5
  52. 52.b4

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