Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Nuremberg · 1896 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/7p/8/1p2p3/3nq1PP/1P1R2K1/5R2 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Qe7
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Bb6
  10. 10.Bxe6 Qxe6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ne7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.a4 Nd7
  14. 14.a5 Bxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 f5
  16. 16.exf5 Nxf5
  17. 17.Nxf5 Qxf5
  18. 18.d4 e4
  19. 19.Nd2 Rae8
  20. 20.a6 b6
  21. 21.Rae1 d5
  22. 22.c4 c6
  23. 23.Rc1 Kh8
  24. 24.cxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Qc4 Qg5
  26. 26.Qc3 Nf6
  27. 27.Nc4 Nh5
  28. 28.Rc2 Rf3
  29. 29.Ne3 Rc8
  30. 30.Kh1 Rff8
  31. 31.d5 cxd5
  32. 32.Qxc8 Rxc8
  33. 33.Rxc8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Rc7 d4
  35. 35.Rxa7 Qb5
  36. 36.Kg1 Nf4
  37. 37.Rf7 dxe3
  38. 38.fxe3 Ne2+
  39. 39.Kh1 Qxa6
  40. 40.R7f2 Qc4
  41. 41.Re1 Nc1
  42. 42.Rd2 Nd3
  43. 43.Red1 Qb3
  44. 44.Rf1 b5
  45. 45.h3 b4
  46. 46.g3 Qe6
  47. 47.Kg2 Qe5
  48. 48.Rb1 Qc5
  49. 49.Rf1 Qxe3

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