Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7K/6p1/2p3P1/2P2k1P/1N1b4/1P6/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 Nxb3
  9. 9.axb3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Ng4
  11. 11.Qe1 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.e4 Bd7
  14. 14.h3 Nf6
  15. 15.Qh4 c6
  16. 16.Kh1 Qe8
  17. 17.Ne2 Qh5
  18. 18.g4 Qxh4
  19. 19.Nxh4 g6
  20. 20.Kg2 a6
  21. 21.Ng3 Kg7
  22. 22.Nf3 Ne8
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nc7
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxf1
  26. 26.Nxf1 Re8
  27. 27.Nf3 Rxe4
  28. 28.Rxd6 Re7
  29. 29.Ne3 c5
  30. 30.Ne5 Be8
  31. 31.Nd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Rxd5 Kf6
  33. 33.g5+ Ke6
  34. 34.c4 b6
  35. 35.Kf3 a5
  36. 36.Kf4 a4
  37. 37.Rd8 axb3
  38. 38.Rb8 Kd6
  39. 39.Rxb6+ Kc7
  40. 40.Rxb3 Bc6
  41. 41.Ra3 Bb7
  42. 42.Ra5 Kd6
  43. 43.Rb5 Bg2
  44. 44.Rb6+ Kc7
  45. 45.Rf6 Bb7
  46. 46.h4 Ba8
  47. 47.Rf7 Kd6
  48. 48.Rxe7 Kxe7
  49. 49.Nd3 Kd6
  50. 50.Nf2 Bg2
  51. 51.Ne4+ Kc6
  52. 52.Ke5 Bf1
  53. 53.Nd2 Bd3
  54. 54.Kf6 Kd6
  55. 55.Kg7 Ke5
  56. 56.Kxh7 Kf4
  57. 57.Nb3

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