Mikhail Chigorin vs Jackson Whipps Showalter

Vienna · 1898 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Jackson Whipps Showalter
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/7b/1R2p3/p2pP1k1/8/P3K2P/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 d4
  8. 8.Nd1 e5
  9. 9.O-O Ne8
  10. 10.Ne1 f5
  11. 11.f4 fxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Be6
  13. 13.Nd3 Bd6
  14. 14.f5 Bf7
  15. 15.N1f2 Nf6
  16. 16.g4 h6
  17. 17.g5 hxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 Bh5
  19. 19.Bf3 Bxf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Kf7
  21. 21.Ng4 Rh8
  22. 22.Rf2 Qg8
  23. 23.Bxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.Rg2 Qh7
  25. 25.Ndf2 Na5
  26. 26.Qd3 a6
  27. 27.c3 c5
  28. 28.b4 cxb4
  29. 29.cxb4 Bxb4
  30. 30.Rb1 Be7
  31. 31.Qc2 b5
  32. 32.Qc7 Nc4
  33. 33.Qd7 Kf8
  34. 34.Qc6 Rd8
  35. 35.Nxf6 Qh4
  36. 36.N2g4 Ne3
  37. 37.Nd7+ Rxd7
  38. 38.Qxd7 Nxg4
  39. 39.Rc1 Rh6
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kg7
  41. 41.f6+ Kxf6
  42. 42.Qf5+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rxg4+ Qxg4+
  44. 44.Qxg4+ Rg6
  45. 45.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  46. 46.Kf2 Kh5
  47. 47.Kf3 Bg5
  48. 48.Rh8+ Bh6
  49. 49.Ke2 a5
  50. 50.Ra8 a4
  51. 51.Rb8 Kg4
  52. 52.Rxb5

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