Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Monte Carlo · 1901 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 4
Date 1901.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C33)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/7p/2Pb3P/p2P2Q1/P1Pq4/6PK/8 w - - 9 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bb4
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Bxf4 Ne7
  12. 12.Kh1 Qc5
  13. 13.c4 Ng6
  14. 14.Bg3 b6
  15. 15.Rb1 a6
  16. 16.Qd2 Bb7
  17. 17.Qf2 Qe7
  18. 18.Nd4 Qd7
  19. 19.Nf5 f6
  20. 20.h4 Ne5
  21. 21.Rbe1 Rae8
  22. 22.Bxe5 fxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Rf6
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  25. 25.Kh2 Qe5+
  26. 26.Qg3 Rxf5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Qxf5
  28. 28.Qxc7 Qc8
  29. 29.Qxb6 Qc6
  30. 30.Qf2 Qd6+
  31. 31.Kg1 Qe5
  32. 32.d4 Qe4
  33. 33.Kh2 Bc8
  34. 34.c3 h6
  35. 35.a3 Kh7
  36. 36.c5 Be6
  37. 37.Kg3 Bd5
  38. 38.Kh2 a5
  39. 39.Qg3 a4
  40. 40.Kh3 Qb1
  41. 41.Qf2 Qd3+
  42. 42.Kh2 Kg8
  43. 43.Qg3 Qf1
  44. 44.Qg4 Qf2
  45. 45.Qc8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qg4 Qc2
  47. 47.h5 Qd3
  48. 48.Qf4 Qc2
  49. 49.Qg4 Qd3
  50. 50.Qf4 Qc2
  51. 51.Qg4 Qd3

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