Mikhail Chigorin vs Rudolf Spielmann

Karlsbad · 1907 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Rudolf Spielmann
Result 1-0
Event Karlsbad
Site Karlsbad
Date 1907.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b2k/p3r3/4PR1P/3N4/1Pp1p3/2P1K3/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 e6
  5. 5.c3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bd3 f5
  7. 7.Ne5 Nf6
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.Qf3 Qb6
  10. 10.h3 Bxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ne4
  12. 12.g4 fxg4
  13. 13.Qxg4 Nxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nf2
  15. 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  16. 16.Qh5+ Kg8
  17. 17.Rg1 Nd3+
  18. 18.Kd1 Qc7
  19. 19.Nf3 Qf7
  20. 20.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  21. 21.Ke2 c4
  22. 22.b3 Bd7
  23. 23.Rg3 Bb5
  24. 24.a4 Ba6
  25. 25.b4 b5
  26. 26.axb5 Bxb5
  27. 27.Bd2 Raf8
  28. 28.Rag1 Bc6
  29. 29.e4 dxe4
  30. 30.Nd4 Bd5
  31. 31.Bh6 Kh7
  32. 32.Bxg7 Rg8
  33. 33.Bf6 Nf4+
  34. 34.Ke3 Rxg3+
  35. 35.Rxg3 Nh5
  36. 36.Rg4 Nxf6
  37. 37.Rf4 Kg8
  38. 38.Rxf6 Rh7
  39. 39.Rg6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Rg3 Kf8
  41. 41.Ne2 Rf7
  42. 42.Nf4 Rf5
  43. 43.h4 Rf7
  44. 44.h5 Rh7
  45. 45.Rg6 Kf7
  46. 46.Rf6+ Kg8
  47. 47.h6 Re7
  48. 48.Ng6 Rb7
  49. 49.Nf8 Kh8
  50. 50.Nxe6 Re7
  51. 51.Nf4 Bf7
  52. 52.e6 Be8
  53. 53.Nd5

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