Mikhail Chigorin vs Ignatz Von Popiel

DSB-13.Kongress · 1902 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Ignatz Von Popiel
Result 1-0
Event DSB-13.Kongress
Site Hannover
Round 14
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/k1N2p2/4p1p1/pP5p/3p1PnP/5QP1/P7/K7 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 e6
  10. 10.Bd2 Ngf6
  11. 11.O-O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Ne4 O-O-O
  13. 13.g3 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Bd6
  15. 15.Rhe1 Rhe8
  16. 16.Kb1 Nf6
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb6
  18. 18.c4 c5
  19. 19.Rc1 Kb8
  20. 20.Ne5 Re7
  21. 21.Nd3 Ka8
  22. 22.Ka1 Qc7
  23. 23.b4 Qd7
  24. 24.Red1 cxd4
  25. 25.f4 h5
  26. 26.b5 b6
  27. 27.Bb4 Ng4
  28. 28.Bxd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.c5 bxc5
  30. 30.Rxc5 Rc7
  31. 31.Rdc1 Rxc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 g6
  33. 33.Qf3+ Kb8
  34. 34.Nb4 a5
  35. 35.Na6+ Ka7
  36. 36.Rc7+ Qxc7
  37. 37.Nxc7

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