Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r7/R7/1p2p2P/k1p1N3/2P5/P3K3/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d4 Bd7
  8. 8.Qb3 Qe7
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Rd1 Rd8
  11. 11.Rd5 Bb6
  12. 12.Bb5 Nf6
  13. 13.Ba3 Qe6
  14. 14.Nbd2 Na5
  15. 15.Qb4 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Qd6
  17. 17.Qb2 Bxf2+
  18. 18.Kxf2 Qb6+
  19. 19.Nd4 Bxb5
  20. 20.Qxb5+ c6
  21. 21.Qe2 Rxd5
  22. 22.Rb1 Qc7
  23. 23.Nf5 f6
  24. 24.Ne4 b5
  25. 25.Qg4 Kd8
  26. 26.Be7+ Kc8
  27. 27.Qxg7 Rhd8
  28. 28.Qxf6 Nc4
  29. 29.Bxd8 Rxd8
  30. 30.Qe6+ Qd7
  31. 31.Ned6+ Nxd6
  32. 32.Nxd6+ Kc7
  33. 33.Qxd7+ Rxd7
  34. 34.Ne4 Kb6
  35. 35.Ke2 Ka5
  36. 36.g4 Rg7
  37. 37.g5 c5
  38. 38.h4 c4
  39. 39.h5 a6
  40. 40.Rg1 Ka4
  41. 41.g6 hxg6
  42. 42.Rxg6 Ra7
  43. 43.Rxa6+

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