Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1880 · Scotch Game · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Date 1880.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Rkq/p1p4p/2p1N1p1/6P1/5P2/2pB4/PP5P/6K1 b - - 0 28

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.f4 Qg6
  9. 9.O-O Qxe4
  10. 10.Re1 Qg6
  11. 11.Nxc6 Bxe3+
  12. 12.Rxe3 bxc6
  13. 13.Qe2 Qf6
  14. 14.Nd2 d5
  15. 15.Bd3 Be6
  16. 16.Rf1 g6
  17. 17.Nb3 O-O
  18. 18.g4 Rae8
  19. 19.Nc5 d4
  20. 20.g5 Qh8
  21. 21.Rxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Qxe6+ Kg7
  23. 23.Re1 dxc3
  24. 24.Qxe7+ Rxe7
  25. 25.Rxe7+ Rf7
  26. 26.Ne6+ Kg8
  27. 27.Re8+ Rf8
  28. 28.Rxf8#

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