Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

RUS-ch02 · 1901 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event RUS-ch02
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1901.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1k/1P4p1/3N2bp/2B5/4pqP1/1Q5P/6K1 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.Qe2 Be7
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 e5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nd1 Bg4
  13. 13.Qb5 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Qc7
  15. 15.c3 Rfd8
  16. 16.cxd4 Rxd4
  17. 17.Nc3 a6
  18. 18.Qb3 Rb4
  19. 19.Qc2 Rd8
  20. 20.Rac1 Rc4
  21. 21.Qe2 Rdd4
  22. 22.Rcd1 b5
  23. 23.Rxd4 Rxd4
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Nxd1 g6
  26. 26.a4 Qc6
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Kg2 b4
  29. 29.Ne3 Qc5
  30. 30.Qd3 Qc1
  31. 31.Nc4 Kg7
  32. 32.Qb3 Nd7
  33. 33.Bg4 Nc5
  34. 34.Qxb4 h5
  35. 35.Be2 Qc2
  36. 36.Qd2 Qxe4+
  37. 37.f3 Qf5
  38. 38.b4 Nb3
  39. 39.Qb2 Nd4
  40. 40.b5 Bf6
  41. 41.Ne3 Qd7
  42. 42.Bc4 Nxf3
  43. 43.Nd5 Ne1+
  44. 44.Kf1 Nd3
  45. 45.Qe2 Qf5+
  46. 46.Kg2 e4
  47. 47.b6 Nc5
  48. 48.Qe3 Bg5
  49. 49.Qxc5 Qf3+
  50. 50.Kg1 e3
  51. 51.Qd4+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qb2

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