Isidor Gunsberg vs Mikhail Chigorin

Havana m · 1890 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Isidor Gunsberg
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Havana m
Site Havana
Round 6
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/p1p5/8/2pR4/2P2p2/1P3b2/P2R3K/4q3 w - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Nxe5 Bd6
  9. 9.f3 Bxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nc5
  11. 11.b3 Ne6
  12. 12.f4 f5
  13. 13.Ba3 Qh4
  14. 14.Nd2 h5
  15. 15.g3 Qg4
  16. 16.Kg2 c5
  17. 17.h3 Qg6
  18. 18.Kh2 O-O-O
  19. 19.h4 Bc6
  20. 20.Nf3 Bb7
  21. 21.Qd2 d4
  22. 22.Ne1 Qe8
  23. 23.Nd3 Qc6
  24. 24.Rf2 Rdg8
  25. 25.Raf1 Rh6
  26. 26.Qa5 Qb6
  27. 27.Qe1 Rg6
  28. 28.c4 Rg4
  29. 29.Bc1 Qc6
  30. 30.Rg1 Rh8
  31. 31.Rb2 Qf3
  32. 32.Nf2 g5
  33. 33.Nxg4 hxg4
  34. 34.Qf1 Rxh4+
  35. 35.gxh4 g3+
  36. 36.Rxg3 Qxf1
  37. 37.Rg1 Qf3
  38. 38.fxg5 Nf4
  39. 39.Bxf4 Qxf4+
  40. 40.Kh3 Bf3
  41. 41.Rf2 Bg4+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qe4+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qe3
  44. 44.Rgg2 d3
  45. 45.g6 Qxe5+
  46. 46.Rg3 Qd4
  47. 47.Rd2 Qf6
  48. 48.Rgxd3 Qxh4+
  49. 49.Kg1 Qg5
  50. 50.Rg2 Qxg6
  51. 51.Kf2 Qf6
  52. 52.Rd5 Qh4+
  53. 53.Kg1 f4
  54. 54.Rgd2 Qe1+
  55. 55.Kh2 Bf3

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