Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Mikhail Chigorin

Budapest · 1896 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Budapest
Site Budapest
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/p4p2/5P1q/4p3/n1p1P2p/7Q/PP6/3RK1rR w - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.e4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 e5
  10. 10.Bg5 Qe7
  11. 11.d5 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.dxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Nh4 Kh8
  17. 17.Nf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.gxf5 h6
  19. 19.Bh4 Rad8
  20. 20.Qe2 g5
  21. 21.Bg3 Rg8
  22. 22.Kg2 Rg7
  23. 23.Rad1 h5
  24. 24.Rh1 h4
  25. 25.Bh2 Rdg8
  26. 26.Kf1 Bc5
  27. 27.Nb1 g4
  28. 28.hxg4 Nxg4
  29. 29.Bg1 Qg5
  30. 30.Qf3 Bd4
  31. 31.Nc3 c5
  32. 32.Ke2 c4
  33. 33.Bc2 Qh6
  34. 34.Nb5 Nxf2
  35. 35.Bxf2 Bxf2
  36. 36.Nd6 Bc5
  37. 37.f6 Rg2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Bxd6
  39. 39.Rxd6 Rxc2
  40. 40.Rd1 Rcg2
  41. 41.Ke1 Na4
  42. 42.Qh3 Rg1+

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