Mikhail Chigorin vs Preston Ware

Vienna · 1882 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Preston Ware
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 11
Date 1882.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C14)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/8/6KN/PPk1R3/2Pr4/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 c5
  9. 9.Ne2 cxd4
  10. 10.Nexd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd3 h6
  13. 13.c3 f6
  14. 14.exf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.O-O e5
  16. 16.Bc2 Ba6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rad8
  18. 18.Qe3 e4
  19. 19.Nd2 Rde8
  20. 20.f3 exf3
  21. 21.Qxf3 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Rxe1 Qxf3
  23. 23.Nxf3 Kf7
  24. 24.Bf5 Nc5
  25. 25.b4 Kf6
  26. 26.Nd4 Ne4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Re8
  28. 28.Nxc6 dxe4
  29. 29.Re3 Bd3
  30. 30.Na5 Ke5
  31. 31.Nb3 Kd5
  32. 32.Nc5 Bc4
  33. 33.a3 Rf8
  34. 34.g3 Re8
  35. 35.Kf2 Rf8+
  36. 36.Kg1 Re8
  37. 37.h4 h5
  38. 38.Kf2 Rf8+
  39. 39.Kg2 Re8
  40. 40.g4 g6
  41. 41.Kg3 hxg4
  42. 42.Kxg4 Re5
  43. 43.a4 Bf1
  44. 44.Nd7 Re6
  45. 45.Kg5 Bg2
  46. 46.Nf8 Rd6
  47. 47.Nxg6 Kc4
  48. 48.Nf4 Bf3
  49. 49.h5 Bxh5
  50. 50.Nxh5 Rd3
  51. 51.Rxe4+

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