Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p1p1n1r1/2bp1pP1/2p4q/4P1r1/7R/P1PB2PQ/4R1K1 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be6
  8. 8.Bb5 O-O
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.d4 Ba5
  11. 11.Qd3 Qb8
  12. 12.O-O Qxb2
  13. 13.Bd2 Bxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Qb5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bc4
  16. 16.Qe3 Ng4
  17. 17.Qg5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nd4 f6
  19. 19.Qg3 Qa6
  20. 20.Nf5 Ng6
  21. 21.h4 Be6
  22. 22.Nd4 Bd7
  23. 23.h5 Ne7
  24. 24.f4 c5
  25. 25.Nf3 Qc4
  26. 26.Nh4 Qe6
  27. 27.f5 Qf7
  28. 28.h6 Kh8
  29. 29.hxg7+ Qxg7
  30. 30.Qh2 Rf7
  31. 31.Rf3 Rg8
  32. 32.Raf1 Qg5
  33. 33.Bb2 Bb5
  34. 34.Bc1 Qg4
  35. 35.Re1 Rgg7
  36. 36.Bh6 Rg8
  37. 37.Bf4 Rfg7
  38. 38.Bh6 Rf7
  39. 39.Bd2 Bc6
  40. 40.Rf4 Qg5
  41. 41.Rf2 Qh5
  42. 42.Rf3 Rg4
  43. 43.Rh3 Rfg7
  44. 44.Ng6+ hxg6
  45. 45.fxg6

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