Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg m · 1893 · French Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 8
Date 1893.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rk2/3qbp2/2Np1p2/2pP3r/P1P3Qp/3P3B/7P/4RRK1 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Nh3 a6
  7. 7.Nf4 Nd4
  8. 8.Qd1 Nf6
  9. 9.d3 b5
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 Rc8
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Nb1 e5
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Qd6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qc7
  17. 17.Nc4 h5
  18. 18.f4 Nf5
  19. 19.Bd2 exf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 d6
  21. 21.Qe2 Rd8
  22. 22.Rae1 Kf8
  23. 23.c3 a5
  24. 24.Bd2 bxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Nh6
  26. 26.Nxa5 Nhg8
  27. 27.Nc6 Re8
  28. 28.c4 Qd7
  29. 29.Bf4 h4
  30. 30.g4 Nxg4
  31. 31.Bh3 N8f6
  32. 32.Bg5 Rh5
  33. 33.Bxf6 gxf6
  34. 34.Qxg4

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