Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Vienna · 1898 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/5B2/p1p2p1p/PpP2Pp1/1P3bP1/K6P/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e5
  2. 2.fxe5 d6
  3. 3.exd6 Bxd6
  4. 4.Nf3 g5
  5. 5.d4 g4
  6. 6.Ne5 Bxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Qxd1+
  8. 8.Kxd1 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Bf4 O-O-O+
  11. 11.Ke1 Nge7
  12. 12.e3 Ng6
  13. 13.Bd3 Ncxe5
  14. 14.Bxg6 Nxg6
  15. 15.Rf1 f5
  16. 16.Rf2 h5
  17. 17.Rd1 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Kxd1 Re8
  19. 19.Ne2 c5
  20. 20.Nc3 Rd8+
  21. 21.Rd2 Rxd2+
  22. 22.Kxd2 Kd7
  23. 23.g3 Kc6
  24. 24.Bb8 a6
  25. 25.b3 b5
  26. 26.Kd3 b4
  27. 27.Ne2 Bd5
  28. 28.c4 Be4+
  29. 29.Kd2 Nf8
  30. 30.Be5 Ne6
  31. 31.Bf6 Kd6
  32. 32.Nf4 Nxf4
  33. 33.exf4 Kd7
  34. 34.Kc1 a5
  35. 35.Kb2 Bd3
  36. 36.a4 Be4
  37. 37.Ka2 Bf3

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