Mikhail Chigorin vs Carl Schlechter

Barmen-A · 1905 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Carl Schlechter
Result 0-1
Event Barmen-A
Site Barmen
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Qpk/3p4/4p3/4q2p/2P5/8/7K w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb4
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.Ng5 h6
  11. 11.Nh3 O-O
  12. 12.f4 Qd7
  13. 13.Qe2 Kh7
  14. 14.Rad1 exf4
  15. 15.Rxf4 e5
  16. 16.Rf3 Qe6
  17. 17.Rdf1 Nd7
  18. 18.Rxf8 Rxf8
  19. 19.Rxf8 Nxf8
  20. 20.Qf1 Kg8
  21. 21.Qb1 Qg4
  22. 22.Nf2 Qe2
  23. 23.Qc1 a6
  24. 24.Nh1 Ne7
  25. 25.Ng3 Qg4
  26. 26.Qb1 b5
  27. 27.a4 bxa4
  28. 28.Qa2+ Kh7
  29. 29.Qxa4 Nfg6
  30. 30.Qxa6 Qd1+
  31. 31.Nf1 Qxc2
  32. 32.Qc4 Nh4
  33. 33.Bf2 Neg6
  34. 34.h3 Nf4
  35. 35.Ne3 Nf3+
  36. 36.gxf3 Nxh3+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qxf2+
  38. 38.Kxh3 Qxf3+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qxe3
  40. 40.Kg2 h5
  41. 41.Qxc7 Qxd3
  42. 42.Kf2 h4
  43. 43.Qf7 Qd2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Qe3+
  45. 45.Kh1 Qxe4+

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