Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

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

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5kn1/8/5p2/4pP2/QP2P3/5K2/pr1p4/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bf4 b5
  11. 11.Rfe1 d4
  12. 12.Nd1 Nd7
  13. 13.Kh1 Re8
  14. 14.Rg1 e5
  15. 15.Bd2 Nf8
  16. 16.Ne1 Ne6
  17. 17.f4 Bb7
  18. 18.f5 Ng5
  19. 19.Nf2 Rc8
  20. 20.Qh5 Nh7
  21. 21.Nf3 c4
  22. 22.Bf1 cxd3
  23. 23.cxd3 Ng5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Bxg5
  25. 25.Ng4 Kf8
  26. 26.Be2 Bf6
  27. 27.h4 Qd6
  28. 28.Nfh2 Ne7
  29. 29.Raf1 Ng8
  30. 30.Bd1 Rc7
  31. 31.Bb3 Rec8
  32. 32.Nf2 Bd8
  33. 33.Qe2 a5
  34. 34.Nf3 a4
  35. 35.Bd1 Bc6
  36. 36.g4 f6
  37. 37.Nh3 Be8
  38. 38.Qh2 Bf7
  39. 39.a3 Bb3
  40. 40.Nf2 Bxd1
  41. 41.Nxd1 Rc2
  42. 42.Qg3 b4
  43. 43.axb4 Qa6
  44. 44.Nf2 Rxb2
  45. 45.g5 hxg5
  46. 46.hxg5 Rcc2
  47. 47.Ng4 Qd6
  48. 48.gxf6 Bxf6
  49. 49.Qh3 a3
  50. 50.Nxf6 Qxf6
  51. 51.Rg6 a2
  52. 52.Rxf6+ gxf6
  53. 53.Rd1 Rb1
  54. 54.Qf1 Rcb2
  55. 55.Nd2 Rxd1
  56. 56.Qxd1 Rxd2
  57. 57.Qc1 Rxd3
  58. 58.Kg2 Rc3
  59. 59.Qa1 Rc2+
  60. 60.Kf3 d3
  61. 61.Qd1 Rb2
  62. 62.Qa4 d2

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