Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

The Game

White	Mikhail Chigorin
Black	Siegbert Tarrasch
Result	1-0
Event	St Petersburg m
Site	St Petersburg
Round	2
Date	1893.00.00
Opening	French Defense (C00)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6bk/6Qp/p2pq3/4pN1B/1p2P3/2bP3P/5P1K/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.Qe2 c5
3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
4. 4.Nf3 a6
5. 5.g3 Nd4
6. 6.Qd3 Qb6
7. 7.Bg2 Ne7
8. 8.Nxd4 cxd4
9. 9.Ne2 Nc6
10. 10.c3 dxc3
11. 11.bxc3 Bc5
12. 12.O-O O-O
13. 13.Qc2 e5
14. 14.Rb1 Qa7
15. 15.Bb2 d6
16. 16.Ba1 Bg4
17. 17.Nc1 b5
18. 18.h3 Be6
19. 19.Ne2 Rac8
20. 20.Rbd1 Bb6
21. 21.Qb2 Na5
22. 22.d3 Kh8
23. 23.g4 f6
24. 24.Ng3 Nb7
25. 25.Kh2 Nc5
26. 26.Qd2 Na4
27. 27.Rc1 Ba5
28. 28.Rc2 Rc6
29. 29.Rfc1 Rfc8
30. 30.g5 fxg5
31. 31.Qxg5 Nxc3
32. 32.Bxc3 Rxc3
33. 33.Rxc3 Bxc3
34. 34.Nf5 Qd7
35. 35.Bf3 b4
36. 36.Rg1 Rf8
37. 37.Nxg7 Bxa2
38. 38.Nf5 Qf7
39. 39.Qh6 Qf6
40. 40.Rg6 Qxg6
41. 41.Qxf8+ Bg8
42. 42.Bh5 Qe6
43. 43.Qg7#

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