Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 14
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/4p3/3pP3/3P2Pn/6K1/4NR2/3rb3 w - - 8 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 Be7
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Bf6
  5. 5.e5 Be7
  6. 6.Qg4 Bf8
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Nge7
  12. 12.Ne2 Ng6
  13. 13.Ng3 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nb4
  15. 15.Rac1 Nc6
  16. 16.Nh5 Qa5
  17. 17.a3 Qb6
  18. 18.Ba1 a5
  19. 19.a4 Qb4
  20. 20.Qg3 Nce7
  21. 21.Bc3 Qb6
  22. 22.d4 Nf5
  23. 23.Qg4 Rc8
  24. 24.Red1 c4
  25. 25.Rb1 cxb3
  26. 26.Rxb3 Qa6
  27. 27.Ne1 Be7
  28. 28.Rdb1 O-O
  29. 29.Qh3 Qc4
  30. 30.Qd3 b6
  31. 31.Qd2 Bd8
  32. 32.Ra1 Rc6
  33. 33.Bb2 Bc7
  34. 34.Rh3 Qa6
  35. 35.Raa3 Bd8
  36. 36.Raf3 Nfh4
  37. 37.Rfg3 f5
  38. 38.Rb3 f4
  39. 39.g3 fxg3
  40. 40.hxg3 Nf5
  41. 41.Rf3 Qb7
  42. 42.g4 Nfh4
  43. 43.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  44. 44.f4 Kg8
  45. 45.Qd3 Qf7
  46. 46.Bc1 Be7
  47. 47.Qb5 Rc4
  48. 48.c3 Bd8
  49. 49.Rg3 Nf8
  50. 50.Ba3 Qd7
  51. 51.Qb1 Nfg6
  52. 52.Bc1 Qxa4
  53. 53.Bd2 Qd7
  54. 54.Nc2 Qf7
  55. 55.Na3 Ra4
  56. 56.Nb5 Be7
  57. 57.Bc1 Nf8
  58. 58.Rh3 Qg6
  59. 59.Qxg6 hxg6
  60. 60.Ng3 Ra1
  61. 61.Ne2 g5
  62. 62.fxg5 Bxg5
  63. 63.Kf2 Bxc1
  64. 64.Rxh4 Bb2
  65. 65.Ke3 a4
  66. 66.Kd2 a3
  67. 67.Kc2 Re1
  68. 68.Nxa3 Bxa3
  69. 69.Kd3 Ng6
  70. 70.Rh2 b5
  71. 71.Kc2 Be7
  72. 72.Rf2 b4
  73. 73.cxb4 Bxb4
  74. 74.Kd3 Rd1+
  75. 75.Ke3 Bd2+
  76. 76.Kf3 Nh4+
  77. 77.Kg3 Be1

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