Mikhail Chigorin vs Hermann Von Gottschall

Barmen-A · 1905 · French Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Hermann Von Gottschall
Result 1-0
Event Barmen-A
Site Barmen
Date 1905.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4nr1k/2bb1B1p/4p3/p3P1R1/PpNpP3/1P1P4/8/6RK b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.d3 d4
  7. 7.Nd1 Nf6
  8. 8.g3 b5
  9. 9.Bg2 Ba6
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.b3 c4
  12. 12.Ne1 cxd3
  13. 13.cxd3 O-O
  14. 14.Bd2 Qb6
  15. 15.Nf2 Nb4
  16. 16.Qd1 Bb7
  17. 17.a3 Nc6
  18. 18.g4 a5
  19. 19.g5 Nd7
  20. 20.Ng4 b4
  21. 21.a4 Nc5
  22. 22.Rf3 f5
  23. 23.gxf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Rh3 Bd8
  25. 25.Rc1 Rc7
  26. 26.Rh5 Nb8
  27. 27.Ne5 Nbd7
  28. 28.Nc4 Qa6
  29. 29.Rb1 Nf6
  30. 30.Rh3 Ncd7
  31. 31.Nf3 Qa7
  32. 32.Qe2 Nc5
  33. 33.Nfe5 Ncd7
  34. 34.Kh1 Nxe5
  35. 35.fxe5 Ne8
  36. 36.Rg1 Rcf7
  37. 37.Qh5 g6
  38. 38.Bf3 Rg7
  39. 39.Qg4 Bc8
  40. 40.Bh6 Qe7
  41. 41.Be2 Bc7
  42. 42.Bxg7 Qxg7
  43. 43.Qg5 Bd7
  44. 44.Rhg3 Rf7
  45. 45.h4 Kh8
  46. 46.h5 gxh5
  47. 47.Bxh5 Qxg5
  48. 48.Rxg5 Rf8
  49. 49.Bf7

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