Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Nuremberg · 1896 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 83 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 0-1
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5Rr1/8/4p3/7K/4kp2/8 w - - 0 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Qe2 a6
  8. 8.Nf1 Be6
  9. 9.Bg5 Qe7
  10. 10.Ng3 Bxc4
  11. 11.dxc4 Qe6
  12. 12.Nh4 Nd7
  13. 13.Nhf5 f6
  14. 14.Bd2 Rf7
  15. 15.h4 Kh8
  16. 16.h5 Nf8
  17. 17.Nh4 Ne7
  18. 18.O-O-O b5
  19. 19.Ng6+ Kg8
  20. 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  21. 21.Nf5 Rf7
  22. 22.Rh3 Kh8
  23. 23.Qg4 bxc4
  24. 24.Rg3 Qd7
  25. 25.Qe2 Ne6
  26. 26.Qxc4 Bxf2
  27. 27.Rf3 Bc5
  28. 28.Rdf1 a5
  29. 29.g4 Raf8
  30. 30.Qe2 Rb8
  31. 31.h6 g5
  32. 32.Qc4 Nf4
  33. 33.Rd1 a4
  34. 34.Kc2 Qb5
  35. 35.Qxb5 Rxb5
  36. 36.b4 axb3+
  37. 37.axb3 Rb8
  38. 38.Ra1 Rff8
  39. 39.b4 Bb6
  40. 40.c4 Kg8
  41. 41.Ra6 Kf7
  42. 42.c5 dxc5
  43. 43.bxc5 Bxc5
  44. 44.Rc3 Bd6
  45. 45.Ra7 Kg6
  46. 46.Bxf4 exf4
  47. 47.Rd3 Be5
  48. 48.Ne7+ Kxh6
  49. 49.Nc6 Ra8
  50. 50.Rb7 Kg6
  51. 51.Rh3 Ra2+
  52. 52.Kb1 Rfa8
  53. 53.Nxe5+ fxe5
  54. 54.Rc3 Ra1+
  55. 55.Kc2 R8a2+
  56. 56.Kd3 Ra3
  57. 57.Rxc7 Rxc3+
  58. 58.Rxc3 Rd1+
  59. 59.Ke2 Rd6
  60. 60.Rc8 h6
  61. 61.Re8 Kf6
  62. 62.Rh8 Rd4
  63. 63.Rxh6+ Kg7
  64. 64.Ra6 Rxe4+
  65. 65.Kf2 Rb4
  66. 66.Ra5 Kf6
  67. 67.Ra6+ Kf7
  68. 68.Ra7+ Ke6
  69. 69.Ra5 Rb2+
  70. 70.Kf3 Rb3+
  71. 71.Kf2 e4
  72. 72.Rxg5 Rb2+
  73. 73.Kf1 f3
  74. 74.Rf5 Rg2
  75. 75.Rf4 Ke5
  76. 76.Rf5+ Kd4
  77. 77.g5 Ke3
  78. 78.Rf8 Ra2
  79. 79.Kg1 Ra1+
  80. 80.Kh2 f2
  81. 81.g6 Rg1
  82. 82.Rf6 Ke2
  83. 83.Kh3 Rxg6

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