Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1880 · Scotch Game · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Date 1880.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/1p3Rpp/2p3n1/2N5/2P5/N6P/Pr1r2PK/8 w - - 7 33

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 d6
  8. 8.O-O Ne5
  9. 9.Be2 Qg6
  10. 10.f4 Qxe4
  11. 11.Qd2 Ng4
  12. 12.Bxg4 Bxg4
  13. 13.Re1 Qd5
  14. 14.Nb5 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nxa7+ Kb8
  16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  17. 17.Qf2 Nd5
  18. 18.Qxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Nb5 Nxf4
  20. 20.c4 Nd3
  21. 21.Re7 c6
  22. 22.N5c3 Be6
  23. 23.Na3 Nf4
  24. 24.Rf1 Ng6
  25. 25.Rexf7 Bxf7
  26. 26.Rxf7 Rhg8
  27. 27.h3 Rd2
  28. 28.Ne4 Rxb2
  29. 29.Nxc5 Rd8
  30. 30.Nd7+ Kc8
  31. 31.Nc5 Rd1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Rdd2

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