Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 10
Date 1897.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/5Q1p/p3Pp1k/4pq2/P6P/1P4K1/8 w - - 8 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 Bg4
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.c3 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Qc7
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Nxf3 Rfe8
  13. 13.Rae1 Bf4
  14. 14.g3 Bd6
  15. 15.Kg2 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Nh4 Rxe1
  18. 18.Rxe1 Re8
  19. 19.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  20. 20.Nf5 Nf6
  21. 21.Qe2 Bf8
  22. 22.Qf3 Qd8
  23. 23.Qf4 Ne8
  24. 24.Qg4 g6
  25. 25.Nh4 Bg7
  26. 26.Qe2 Kf8
  27. 27.f4 Qe7
  28. 28.Qf2 Bf6
  29. 29.Nf3 Kg7
  30. 30.Qd2 Nd6
  31. 31.g4 Qe6
  32. 32.Qe2 Ne4
  33. 33.a3 Bd8
  34. 34.Ne5 f5
  35. 35.gxf5 gxf5
  36. 36.Bxe4 dxe4
  37. 37.Qc4 Kf6
  38. 38.Qc5 Be7
  39. 39.Qc4 Bd6
  40. 40.Kg3 Qe8
  41. 41.Qb3 b5
  42. 42.Kh2 a5
  43. 43.Qd1 c5
  44. 44.Qe1 cxd4
  45. 45.cxd4 Qh5
  46. 46.Qf1 Qh4
  47. 47.Kg2 Bxe5
  48. 48.dxe5+ Kg6
  49. 49.Qxb5 Qxf4
  50. 50.Qe8+ Kg5
  51. 51.Qe7+ Kh5
  52. 52.Qf7+ Kh4
  53. 53.Qf6+ Kh5

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