Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 12
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

rr5k/4bp1p/4p1p1/1p2P3/2qP1P2/p1P5/N2Q2PP/1R3RK1 w - - 13 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Bf6
  5. 5.e5 Be7
  6. 6.Qg4 Bf8
  7. 7.Nh3 c5
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Nh6
  10. 10.Qh5 Qb6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd4
  12. 12.Rc1 c4
  13. 13.Qd1 Bd7
  14. 14.Ne2 Nhf5
  15. 15.Bxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.bxc4 Nxe2
  17. 17.Bxe2 dxc4
  18. 18.Bxc4 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxa3
  20. 20.Rb1 Qc7
  21. 21.O-O Be7
  22. 22.Qg4 g6
  23. 23.Qg3 a5
  24. 24.Kh1 a4
  25. 25.Nf2 Bc6
  26. 26.Nd1 a3
  27. 27.Nc3 Ra8
  28. 28.Qe1 Qd7
  29. 29.Qe2 O-O
  30. 30.Bc4 Rfd8
  31. 31.Rbd1 Qd4
  32. 32.Bb3 Ra5
  33. 33.Na2 Bb5
  34. 34.d3 Bc6
  35. 35.c3 Qd7
  36. 36.Qc2 b5
  37. 37.d4 Bd5
  38. 38.Rb1 Bb7
  39. 39.Rfd1 Qc6
  40. 40.Qd2 Raa8
  41. 41.Re1 Kh8
  42. 42.Bc2 Qd7
  43. 43.Bd3 Bc6
  44. 44.Be4 Bxe4
  45. 45.Rxe4 Qd5
  46. 46.Ree1 Qc4
  47. 47.Red1 Rdb8
  48. 48.Kg1 Rg8
  49. 49.Rf1 Rgd8
  50. 50.Rfd1 Rg8
  51. 51.Rf1 Rgb8

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