Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 20
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/1k6/n3p2P/2NpP3/1NpP4/2P5/3K4/q7 b - - 4 66

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 g6
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nb4
  10. 10.Kd1 Nc5
  11. 11.Qe2 a6
  12. 12.a3 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf3 b6
  14. 14.d4 Nd7
  15. 15.Qe3 Ne7
  16. 16.Bd3 c5
  17. 17.Ne2 Bb7
  18. 18.c3 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd2 b5
  20. 20.Ke1 c4
  21. 21.bxc4 bxc4
  22. 22.Bc2 Bc6
  23. 23.Kf2 Rb8
  24. 24.Rab1 Rxb1
  25. 25.Nxb1 Qa5
  26. 26.Qc1 Nb6
  27. 27.Qb2 Kd7
  28. 28.Nd2 Kc7
  29. 29.Rb1 Rb8
  30. 30.Qc1 Ba4
  31. 31.Bxa4 Nxa4
  32. 32.Rxb8 Kxb8
  33. 33.Nf3 Qb5
  34. 34.Qc2 h6
  35. 35.Nc1 Nc6
  36. 36.Ke2 Na7
  37. 37.Kd2 Qa5
  38. 38.Ne2 Nb5
  39. 39.g4 Nb6
  40. 40.f5 gxf5
  41. 41.gxf5 Qxa3
  42. 42.fxe6 fxe6
  43. 43.Ne1 Qf8
  44. 44.Qg6 Nc7
  45. 45.Ng2 Kc8
  46. 46.Ngf4 Qe7
  47. 47.Qxh6 a5
  48. 48.h4 a4
  49. 49.h5 a3
  50. 50.Nc1 Nd7
  51. 51.Qg6 Nf8
  52. 52.Qg8 Kd7
  53. 53.h6 Ne8
  54. 54.Na2 Qh4
  55. 55.Qf7+ Qe7
  56. 56.Qh5 Qh7
  57. 57.Nb4 Nc7
  58. 58.Qg5 Qe7
  59. 59.Qg8 Qh4
  60. 60.Qg7+ Qe7
  61. 61.Nh5 a2
  62. 62.Nf6+ Kc8
  63. 63.Qxe7 a1=Q
  64. 64.Qxf8+ Kb7
  65. 65.Nd7 Na6
  66. 66.Nc5+

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