Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Budapest · 1896 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/5p1P/5Pp1/4p3/4q1N1/3p2K1/5R2 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 d6
  10. 10.Nd1 Na5
  11. 11.Ne3 c6
  12. 12.Nh4 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Nd5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Nxe7
  15. 15.g4 d5
  16. 16.Nhf5 d4
  17. 17.Nf1 Ng6
  18. 18.Qf3 Nf4
  19. 19.h4 c5
  20. 20.Nd2 a5
  21. 21.Qg3 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 Rxa4
  23. 23.Rxa4 bxa4
  24. 24.Qf3 Be6
  25. 25.Qd1 Qb6
  26. 26.Qa1 Rb8
  27. 27.Qxa4 Qxb2
  28. 28.O-O Qc3
  29. 29.Nb1 Qb4
  30. 30.Qa7 Qb6
  31. 31.Qe7 Qc6
  32. 32.f3 Bxf5
  33. 33.exf5 Re8
  34. 34.Qa7 Ra8
  35. 35.Qe7 Re8
  36. 36.Qa7 c4
  37. 37.Qa5 cxd3
  38. 38.cxd3 Nxd3
  39. 39.Qd2 Nf4
  40. 40.Kh2 Qh6
  41. 41.Kg3 Rc8
  42. 42.Rd1 Qa6
  43. 43.Qe1 f6
  44. 44.h5 Rc2
  45. 45.Nd2 h6
  46. 46.Ne4 Rg2+
  47. 47.Kh4 Rh2+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rh3+
  49. 49.Kf2 Nd3+
  50. 50.Kg2 Nxe1+
  51. 51.Rxe1 Qd3
  52. 52.Kxh3 Qxf3+
  53. 53.Ng3 d3
  54. 54.Rf1 Qe3
  55. 55.Kg2 e4
  56. 56.g5 hxg5
  57. 57.h6 d2

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