Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · French Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 8
Date 1897.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7p/1Pk2Kp1/P4p2/5P1P/2B3P1/6b1 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 Nxe4
  7. 7.Bxe4 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Qd3 c5
  11. 11.Qb5+ Bd7
  12. 12.Qxc5 Be7
  13. 13.Qc3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bb5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Qb6
  16. 16.Qd2 Rad8
  17. 17.c3 a5
  18. 18.Rad1 a4
  19. 19.Qc2 g6
  20. 20.Ne5 Bf6
  21. 21.Bd3 Bc6
  22. 22.Re2 Be8
  23. 23.Rde1 Qc7
  24. 24.Qc1 Bg7
  25. 25.a3 b5
  26. 26.Qf4 Qd6
  27. 27.Qh4 f5
  28. 28.Nf3 Bf6
  29. 29.Qh6 Bg7
  30. 30.Qh3 Bd7
  31. 31.Ng5 h6
  32. 32.Nxe6 Bxe6
  33. 33.Rxe6 Qd5
  34. 34.Qg3 g5
  35. 35.Qc7 Rc8
  36. 36.Qd6 Qxd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 b4
  38. 38.cxb4 Rfd8
  39. 39.Bc4+ Kf8
  40. 40.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  41. 41.Rd1 Bxd4
  42. 42.Kf1 Ke7
  43. 43.b3 axb3
  44. 44.Bxb3 Bb2
  45. 45.Rxd8 Kxd8
  46. 46.a4 Bc3
  47. 47.b5 Kc7
  48. 48.Bc2 f4
  49. 49.Ke2 Kd6
  50. 50.Kd3 Be1
  51. 51.f3 Kc5
  52. 52.Ke4 Bf2
  53. 53.Kf5 Bg1
  54. 54.h3

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