Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 10
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3r4/pppr2kp/2n2pp1/4p3/3b4/2BPN1P1/PPP1RPKP/1R6 w - - 6 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 e5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.Re1 f6
  12. 12.Bd2 Qd7
  13. 13.Qe4 Kh8
  14. 14.Bc3 Bc5
  15. 15.Qc4 Bb6
  16. 16.Nh4 Be6
  17. 17.Qa4 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc8
  19. 19.Qe4 Bd5
  20. 20.Qf5 Be6
  21. 21.Qe4 Bd5
  22. 22.Qf5 Be6
  23. 23.Qe4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rd2 Bd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Qxd5
  26. 26.Bxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Nf5 Rfd8
  28. 28.Rde2 g6
  29. 29.Ne3 R5d7
  30. 30.Kg2 Bd4
  31. 31.Rb1 Kg7

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