Stefan Izbinsky vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg+ · 1905 · Dutch Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Stefan Izbinsky
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg+
Site St Petersburg
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A85)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p5pk/1p5p/2p2R2/2P1q2K/1P2P2P/P7/3r4 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.e3 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 Bxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Ng4
  10. 10.f4 d4
  11. 11.h3 Nxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 dxc3
  13. 13.b3 Qc7
  14. 14.Ba3 c5
  15. 15.Qe1 Qxe5
  16. 16.Rc1 Nc6
  17. 17.Rxc3 Bd7
  18. 18.Bb2 Rad8
  19. 19.Rc2 Qc7
  20. 20.Rcf2 Bc8
  21. 21.Qc3 Rf7
  22. 22.Bc2 b6
  23. 23.g4 Bb7
  24. 24.Be4 Nb4
  25. 25.Bxb7 Qxb7
  26. 26.gxf5 exf5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Rxf5
  28. 28.Rxf5 Rd1+
  29. 29.Kf2 Nd3+
  30. 30.Ke2 Nxb2
  31. 31.Qxb2 Qh1
  32. 32.Qe5 Qe1+
  33. 33.Kf3 Qf1+
  34. 34.Kg4 Qg2+
  35. 35.Kh4 h6
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qe4 Qxe4+

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