Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/8/3q4/6p1/p2pp1Pp/P3b2P/1P4r1/RQ5K w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 Nd4
  5. 5.Qd3 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Bf6
  7. 7.Nb5 Nxb5
  8. 8.Qxb5 Qb6
  9. 9.Qe2 d6
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd7
  11. 11.c3 Bb5
  12. 12.d3 Qa6
  13. 13.c4 Bc6
  14. 14.O-O h6
  15. 15.Be3 Qb6
  16. 16.Rab1 a5
  17. 17.a3 a4
  18. 18.Rfd1 e5
  19. 19.Nd2 Ne7
  20. 20.Nf1 Bd7
  21. 21.Bd2 Nc6
  22. 22.Bc3 Nd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 cxd4
  24. 24.Bf3 Qc7
  25. 25.Bg4 Bc6
  26. 26.Rdc1 Bg5
  27. 27.Rc2 Qe7
  28. 28.Qe1 h5
  29. 29.Bd1 Qe6
  30. 30.f3 Bd8
  31. 31.Qf2 h4
  32. 32.Qg2 Rh6
  33. 33.g4 Bg5
  34. 34.h3 Kf8
  35. 35.Qe2 Kg8
  36. 36.Qe1 g6
  37. 37.Rg2 Rh7
  38. 38.Bc2 Rg7
  39. 39.Qd1 Qd7
  40. 40.Qe1 f5
  41. 41.Bd1 Rf8
  42. 42.Be2 fxe4
  43. 43.fxe4 Rgf7
  44. 44.Qd1 b5
  45. 45.cxb5 Bxb5
  46. 46.Nh2 Be3+
  47. 47.Kh1 g5
  48. 48.Nf1 d5
  49. 49.Nd2 Bc6
  50. 50.exd5 Bxd5
  51. 51.Ne4 Qc6
  52. 52.Ra1 Rf4
  53. 53.Kh2 Rxe4
  54. 54.dxe4 Bxe4
  55. 55.Bf1 Bxg2
  56. 56.Bxg2 Rf2
  57. 57.Qh1 e4
  58. 58.Qb1 Qd6+
  59. 59.Kh1 Rxg2

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