Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch

Ostende · 1905 · French Defense · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 6
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/5p2/5P2/5k1P/7K/8/8 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.g3 Nd4
  8. 8.Qd1 Qb6
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O dxe4
  11. 11.Nxd4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bd7
  13. 13.Nd2 Bc6
  14. 14.Nc4 Qa6
  15. 15.Bxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.a4 b6
  17. 17.Qe2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bd2 a6
  19. 19.Rfc1 b5
  20. 20.Ne5 Qd5
  21. 21.c4 dxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Red8
  23. 23.axb5 axb5
  24. 24.Rxa8 Rxa8
  25. 25.c4 bxc4
  26. 26.dxc4 Bc5+
  27. 27.Be3 Qe4
  28. 28.Re1 Ra1
  29. 29.Kf2 Qxe3+
  30. 30.Qxe3 Rxe1
  31. 31.Qxc5 Ne4+
  32. 32.Kxe1 Nxc5
  33. 33.Ke2 f6
  34. 34.Nc6 Kf8
  35. 35.Ke3 Ke8
  36. 36.Na5 Kd7
  37. 37.Kd4 Kd6
  38. 38.Kc3 e5
  39. 39.Nb3 Nxb3
  40. 40.Kxb3 Kc5
  41. 41.Kc3 e4
  42. 42.f5 e3
  43. 43.Kd3 e2
  44. 44.Kxe2 Kxc4
  45. 45.Ke3 Kd5
  46. 46.Kf4 Kd4
  47. 47.g4 Kd5
  48. 48.h4 Kd4
  49. 49.g5 Kd5
  50. 50.gxf6 gxf6
  51. 51.Kg4 Ke4
  52. 52.Kh3 Kf4

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