Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 22
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/p2KP1k1/8/1p4P1/8/1P6/P1p4P/4R3 b - - 1 58

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.c3 d4
  10. 10.Nf3 dxc3
  11. 11.Nxc3 Nc5
  12. 12.d4 f5
  13. 13.exf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Rd1 Nd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Qh6
  16. 16.O-O Nf6
  17. 17.Qg3 Nh5
  18. 18.Qh4 Rxf4
  19. 19.g4 Nf6
  20. 20.Qxh6 gxh6
  21. 21.Ne5 Rxf1+
  22. 22.Bxf1 Nxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Nd5
  24. 24.Ne4 b6
  25. 25.Bg2 Bb7
  26. 26.Nf6+ Kg7
  27. 27.Nh5+ Kg8
  28. 28.Bxd5 exd5
  29. 29.e6 Bc6
  30. 30.Rc1 Be8
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nxd5 c5
  33. 33.Rf1 Rd8
  34. 34.Rf5 Rd6
  35. 35.Re5 Rd8
  36. 36.Kf2 Bc6
  37. 37.Nf4 Rf8
  38. 38.Kg3 Kf6
  39. 39.e7 Rc8
  40. 40.Re6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rxh6 Be4
  42. 42.Re6 Bb7
  43. 43.Re3 Bc6
  44. 44.g5 Re8
  45. 45.Ne6 Rc8
  46. 46.Nf8 Kg7
  47. 47.Re6 Kf7
  48. 48.Re5 Kg7
  49. 49.Kf4 Be8
  50. 50.Kf5 b5
  51. 51.Rd5 Kf7
  52. 52.Nxh7 c4
  53. 53.Nf6 c3
  54. 54.Re5 Kg7
  55. 55.Nxe8+ Rxe8
  56. 56.Ke6 Rc8
  57. 57.Kd7 c2
  58. 58.Re1

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