Mikhail Chigorin vs Ignatz Von Popiel

Budapest · 1896 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Ignatz Von Popiel
Result 1-0
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Rbk5/6r1/2PN1p2/p3pP2/4Pp1p/3P1P1P/7K/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bb6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.d3 Ne7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb3 Ng6
  10. 10.a4 c6
  11. 11.a5 Bc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Qe7
  13. 13.Re1 Be6
  14. 14.Nf1 Bxb3
  15. 15.Qxb3 Nh5
  16. 16.g3 Qe6
  17. 17.Qd1 f6
  18. 18.Kh1 Qe8
  19. 19.Ng1 Ne7
  20. 20.g4 Nf4
  21. 21.Ng3 g5
  22. 22.Ra2 a6
  23. 23.Rd2 Rd8
  24. 24.Nf3 Qd7
  25. 25.Nf5 Nxf5
  26. 26.gxf5 Qf7
  27. 27.Bxf4 gxf4
  28. 28.Nh4 Rfe8
  29. 29.Rg1+ Kf8
  30. 30.Qg4 Ke7
  31. 31.Nf3 Rg8
  32. 32.Qh3 Rxg1+
  33. 33.Nxg1 Rg8
  34. 34.c4 Qg7
  35. 35.Rd1 Qg4
  36. 36.Qxg4 Rxg4
  37. 37.Rb1 Kd7
  38. 38.Ne2 Kc8
  39. 39.f3 Rg5
  40. 40.Nc3 b6
  41. 41.b5 axb5
  42. 42.cxb5 bxa5
  43. 43.bxc6 Rg7
  44. 44.Rb7 h5
  45. 45.Nb5 h4
  46. 46.h3 Re7
  47. 47.Kg2 Kd8
  48. 48.Ra7 Rg7+
  49. 49.Kh2 Kc8
  50. 50.Ra8+ Bb8
  51. 51.Nxd6+

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