Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 18
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R1P5/8/6k1/3K1pp1/2r3P1/8/8 b - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Bf6
  5. 5.Bxf6 Nxf6
  6. 6.e5 Nfd7
  7. 7.Qg4 O-O
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 f5
  10. 10.Qh3 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Nf8
  12. 12.Be2 Ng6
  13. 13.Qg3 d4
  14. 14.Na4 Nb4
  15. 15.Bd1 d3
  16. 16.c4 b5
  17. 17.cxb5 Nd5
  18. 18.Nd4 Ndxf4
  19. 19.Nc6 Qd5
  20. 20.Nc3 Qc5
  21. 21.b4 Qf8
  22. 22.O-O Ne2+
  23. 23.Nxe2 dxe2
  24. 24.Bxe2 Bd7
  25. 25.Qc3 Bxc6
  26. 26.bxc6 Kh8
  27. 27.d4 Red8
  28. 28.Bc4 Qf7
  29. 29.Rad1 Ne7
  30. 30.b5 Nd5
  31. 31.Qf3 Qe7
  32. 32.a3 Nb6
  33. 33.Qb3 Nxc4
  34. 34.Qxc4 g6
  35. 35.d5 exd5
  36. 36.Rxd5 Rxd5
  37. 37.Qxd5 Rd8
  38. 38.Qa2 Qxe5
  39. 39.Qa1 Qxa1
  40. 40.Rxa1 Kg7
  41. 41.Kf2 Kf6
  42. 42.a4 Rd5
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke5
  44. 44.Rc1 g5
  45. 45.g3 h5
  46. 46.Rc4 g4
  47. 47.Rb4 Ke6
  48. 48.a5 Kf6
  49. 49.b6 axb6
  50. 50.axb6 cxb6
  51. 51.c7 Rc5
  52. 52.Rxb6+ Kg5
  53. 53.Rb7 h4
  54. 54.Kd4 Rc1
  55. 55.Ke5 hxg3
  56. 56.hxg3 Rc3
  57. 57.Kd6 Rd3+
  58. 58.Ke7 Re3+
  59. 59.Kd6 Rd3+
  60. 60.Ke5 Rc3
  61. 61.Ra7 f4
  62. 62.Kd4

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