Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Ostende · 1905 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 22
Date 1905.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C30)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

k7/2q2p2/1Q3p2/KP3P1p/P6P/8/8/8 w - - 6 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 Bc5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 a6
  7. 7.f5 Na5
  8. 8.Bg5 Nxc4
  9. 9.dxc4 b5
  10. 10.Qe2 c6
  11. 11.O-O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Nd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Nb3 Bb6
  14. 14.h4 O-O-O
  15. 15.Rh3 bxc4
  16. 16.Qxc4 d5
  17. 17.Qe2 d4
  18. 18.Na4 c5
  19. 19.Bxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.Re1 Kb8
  21. 21.Qc4 Rc8
  22. 22.Rg3 Rhg8
  23. 23.Rxg8 Rxg8
  24. 24.Nxb6 Qxb6
  25. 25.Nxc5 Qa5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxg2
  27. 27.a4 Ka7
  28. 28.c3 Qb6
  29. 29.b4 Qc7
  30. 30.cxd4 Bxe4
  31. 31.Qxa6+ Kb8
  32. 32.Qb5+ Ka7
  33. 33.Rd2 Rxd2
  34. 34.Kxd2 exd4
  35. 35.Nxe4 Qf4+
  36. 36.Kd3 Qe3+
  37. 37.Kc4 Qxe4
  38. 38.Qd7+ Kb8
  39. 39.Kc5 d3
  40. 40.b5 Qb7
  41. 41.Qxd3 Qc7+
  42. 42.Kb4 h5
  43. 43.Qd4 Qe7+
  44. 44.Ka5 Qc7+
  45. 45.Qb6+ Ka8

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