Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Mikhail Chigorin

Nuremberg · 1896 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/1p6/pPbB4/2Pk4/3b3p/3K3P/1r6/8 w - - 8 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Bxe4 Qc7
  11. 11.Re1 Rd8
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.Bh4 Nf8
  14. 14.Qc2 g5
  15. 15.Nxg5 fxg5
  16. 16.Bxg5 Rd7
  17. 17.g3 Rf7
  18. 18.c5 Be7
  19. 19.Bh6 Bd7
  20. 20.b4 Bf6
  21. 21.Bf4 Qd8
  22. 22.Rad1 Bg7
  23. 23.Bd6 Qg5
  24. 24.f4 Qh5
  25. 25.b5 a6
  26. 26.b6 Re8
  27. 27.Qc3 Ng6
  28. 28.Bf3 Qh6
  29. 29.Re4 Bf8
  30. 30.Bc7 Ne7
  31. 31.Re5 Rf5
  32. 32.Be4 Rxe5
  33. 33.Bxe5 Bg7
  34. 34.Bd6 Nf5
  35. 35.Be5 Bc8
  36. 36.Qb3 Qh5
  37. 37.Rd2 Qf7
  38. 38.g4 Ne7
  39. 39.Bd6 Ng6
  40. 40.Qh3 Rd8
  41. 41.f5 exf5
  42. 42.gxf5 Qc4
  43. 43.Qb3 Qxb3
  44. 44.axb3 Re8
  45. 45.Bc2 Nh4
  46. 46.Kf2 Nxf5
  47. 47.Bxf5 Bxf5
  48. 48.d5 Bd7
  49. 49.Rd3 cxd5
  50. 50.Rxd5 Bc6
  51. 51.Rd3 Re4
  52. 52.Kg3 Kf7
  53. 53.Bc7 h5
  54. 54.Kh3 Bd4
  55. 55.Bd6 Ke6
  56. 56.Rg3 h4
  57. 57.Rg8 Bb5
  58. 58.Rf8 Bf6
  59. 59.Kg2 Re3
  60. 60.h3 Rxb3
  61. 61.Rc8 Bc6+
  62. 62.Kf2 Bd4+
  63. 63.Ke2 Rb2+
  64. 64.Kd3 Kd5

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