Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

Berlin · 1897 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Berlin
Site Berlin
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

5B2/1k1b3R/8/3r4/p7/P7/4K3/8 w - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Be7
  5. 5.b5 Na5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Nxc4
  7. 7.Nxc4 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Ne3 Qxb5
  10. 10.Nc3 Qc6
  11. 11.Ncd5 Be6
  12. 12.Nxe7 Nxe7
  13. 13.Ba3 Ng6
  14. 14.O-O Nf4
  15. 15.d4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Re1 Rhe8
  17. 17.Qd2 g5
  18. 18.f3 h5
  19. 19.c4 Qa6
  20. 20.Qc3 g4
  21. 21.d5 Bd7
  22. 22.fxg4 hxg4
  23. 23.Bc5 Re4
  24. 24.Bd4 Rde8
  25. 25.Rab1 b6
  26. 26.Rb2 f5
  27. 27.Rf1 c5
  28. 28.dxc6 Bxc6
  29. 29.Rbf2 Ne2+
  30. 30.Rxe2 f4
  31. 31.Rfe1 fxe3
  32. 32.c5 Qa5
  33. 33.Qxa5 bxa5
  34. 34.Rxe3 Rxe3
  35. 35.Rxe3 Rd8
  36. 36.Bc3 a4
  37. 37.a3 Rd5
  38. 38.Bb4 a5
  39. 39.Bxa5 Rxc5
  40. 40.Bc3 Rb5
  41. 41.Bb4 Rf5
  42. 42.Rc3 Kb7
  43. 43.Rg3 Rf4
  44. 44.h3 gxh3
  45. 45.Rxh3 Rg4
  46. 46.g3 Bd7
  47. 47.Bf8 Rg8
  48. 48.Rh7 Rxg3+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rd3
  50. 50.Ke2 Rd5

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