Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Vienna · 1898 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/P4p2/1Q1p3b/3P1q1p/2N4P/1P3KP1/8 w - - 12 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Nbxd2 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Qb3 Nce7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Rfe1 c6
  13. 13.a4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qa3 Be6
  15. 15.Ne4 Ng6
  16. 16.Nc5 Bf5
  17. 17.Ne5 Rad8
  18. 18.a5 Qc7
  19. 19.Qg3 Nxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Bg6
  21. 21.Rae1 b6
  22. 22.Nb3 Nf6
  23. 23.h3 b5
  24. 24.Bf1 Bc2
  25. 25.Nc5 Bg6
  26. 26.Qc3 Nd5
  27. 27.Qd2 Qc8
  28. 28.a6 f6
  29. 29.R5e2 Rfe8
  30. 30.Nb7 Rxe2
  31. 31.Bxe2 Rf8
  32. 32.Bf3 Re8
  33. 33.Nd6 Rxe1+
  34. 34.Qxe1 Qd7
  35. 35.Bxd5+ cxd5
  36. 36.Qb4 Qe6
  37. 37.Qc5 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kh2 h5
  39. 39.Qxa7 Qxf2
  40. 40.Qb8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Nxb5 h4
  42. 42.Nc3 Bh5
  43. 43.Qb5 Qg3+
  44. 44.Kg1 Qe3+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qf4+
  46. 46.Ke1 Qc1+
  47. 47.Kf2 Qf4+

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