Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · French Defense · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1897.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/4P2k/2r4p/4K2p/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.g3 c5
  7. 7.Bg2 Nc6
  8. 8.f4 f5
  9. 9.Nf3 O-O
  10. 10.h4 Nb6
  11. 11.Nc3 Bd7
  12. 12.Nd1 c4
  13. 13.Ne3 Bc5
  14. 14.d4 cxd3
  15. 15.cxd3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Nb4
  17. 17.Qd2 Qe7
  18. 18.a3 Nc6
  19. 19.O-O a5
  20. 20.Rfc1 Rfc8
  21. 21.Qe3 Ra6
  22. 22.a4 Na8
  23. 23.Ba3 Qd8
  24. 24.Bf1 Rb6
  25. 25.Bc5 Rxb3
  26. 26.Nd2 Rb2
  27. 27.d4 Nb4
  28. 28.Nb3 Nc2
  29. 29.Qc3 Rxb3
  30. 30.Qxb3 Nxa1
  31. 31.Rxa1 b6
  32. 32.Bd6 Qe8
  33. 33.Ba6 Rd8
  34. 34.Kf2 Bc6
  35. 35.Ra2 Qf7
  36. 36.Ke3 Kh8
  37. 37.h5 Kg8
  38. 38.Be2 Qe8
  39. 39.Ra1 Rc8
  40. 40.Ba6 Rd8
  41. 41.Qd1 b5
  42. 42.axb5 Bxb5
  43. 43.Rxa5 Bxa6
  44. 44.Rxa6 Qb5
  45. 45.Qd3 Qb2
  46. 46.Qa3 Nb6
  47. 47.Qxb2 Nc4+
  48. 48.Kf3 Nxb2
  49. 49.Bc5 Re8
  50. 50.g4 fxg4+
  51. 51.Kxg4 Nc4
  52. 52.Kf3 Nd2+
  53. 53.Ke3 Nf1+
  54. 54.Kf2 Nd2
  55. 55.f5 exf5
  56. 56.Ke3 Ne4
  57. 57.Kf4 Nxc5
  58. 58.dxc5 Rc8
  59. 59.Kxf5 Rxc5
  60. 60.Ra8+ Kf7
  61. 61.Ra7+ Kf8
  62. 62.h6 gxh6
  63. 63.Kf6 Rc8
  64. 64.e6 Kg8
  65. 65.Rg7+ Kh8
  66. 66.e7 h5
  67. 67.Rg5 h6
  68. 68.Rxd5 Kh7
  69. 69.Rd8 Rc6+
  70. 70.Ke5

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