Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1897.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2p4p/Pp5P/1Pk3K1/2P3R1/5r2 w - - 19 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 Bf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb2 Nge7
  6. 6.f4 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 Ng6
  8. 8.g3 Bd7
  9. 9.h4 h5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bxd4
  12. 12.Bg2 Nf8
  13. 13.Rhf1 c5
  14. 14.f5 Qa5
  15. 15.Kb1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Qf3 Bc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Bxb2
  18. 18.Kxb2 e5
  19. 19.Qe3 f6
  20. 20.Nc3 b5
  21. 21.a3 Nd7
  22. 22.Ra1 Nb6
  23. 23.Bf3 Na8
  24. 24.Qe2 Be8
  25. 25.Rfb1 Nc7
  26. 26.Kc1 Qb6
  27. 27.a4 b4
  28. 28.Nd1 a5
  29. 29.Ne3 Bf7
  30. 30.Kb2 Kb7
  31. 31.Rg1 Ka7
  32. 32.Rg2 d5
  33. 33.exd5 Nxd5
  34. 34.Qc4 Qd6
  35. 35.Qb5 Qc7
  36. 36.Nc4 Be8
  37. 37.Qxa5+ Qxa5
  38. 38.Nxa5 Ne7
  39. 39.Nb7 Rc8
  40. 40.Nd6 Rd8
  41. 41.Nxe8 Rdxe8
  42. 42.Be4 Rd8
  43. 43.d3 g6
  44. 44.Rf1 gxf5
  45. 45.Bxf5 Nd5
  46. 46.Rf3 Rd6
  47. 47.Rgf2 Nc3
  48. 48.Kc1 Rg8
  49. 49.Be4 Rg4
  50. 50.Re3 Kb6
  51. 51.Bf5 Rg8
  52. 52.Bh3 Kc7
  53. 53.Bf1 Nd5
  54. 54.Ref3 Nc3
  55. 55.Rxf6 Rxf6
  56. 56.Rxf6 Rxg3
  57. 57.Rf5 Kd6
  58. 58.Kd2 e4
  59. 59.dxe4 Nxe4+
  60. 60.Kd1 Rg1
  61. 61.Ke1 Ng3
  62. 62.Rf3 Ke5
  63. 63.Kf2 Rxf1+
  64. 64.Kxg3 Rg1+
  65. 65.Kh2 Rc1
  66. 66.Rf2 Ke4
  67. 67.Kg3 Rg1+
  68. 68.Rg2 Rc1
  69. 69.Re2+ Kd4
  70. 70.Kf3 Rf1+
  71. 71.Rf2 Rh1
  72. 72.Kg3 Kc3
  73. 73.Rg2 Rf1

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