Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 12
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2rr2k1/1pb3pp/5p2/8/R2pP3/1P1Q1Nq1/1B1P4/5RK1 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 d5
  4. 4.b3 e6
  5. 5.Bb2 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 e5
  8. 8.fxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Bxe5
  10. 10.Qf3 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.Nd1 Qd6
  13. 13.c3 d4
  14. 14.cxd4 cxd4
  15. 15.e4 Qb4
  16. 16.Nf2 a5
  17. 17.Ng4 Nd7
  18. 18.O-O a4
  19. 19.Rab1 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 f6
  21. 21.Bc1 Nc5
  22. 22.Kh1 Nxd3
  23. 23.Qxd3 Bc7
  24. 24.Nh2 Qd6
  25. 25.Nf3 Rfd8
  26. 26.Bb2 Qg3
  27. 27.Ra1 Rac8
  28. 28.Ra4 Bxh3
  29. 29.gxh3 Qxh3+
  30. 30.Kg1 Qg3+

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