Walter John vs Mikhail Chigorin

Barmen-A · 1905 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Walter John
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Barmen-A
Site Barmen
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3b1k2/3B1p2/1p1K4/3N3P/6P1/5b2/8 w - - 10 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Qxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 Bd7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bb4
  11. 11.Ne2 Be6
  12. 12.Kf2 Nd7
  13. 13.Rad1 Ne5
  14. 14.b3 f6
  15. 15.h4 h5
  16. 16.Nf4 Bf7
  17. 17.Nce2 Be7
  18. 18.Nd4 g6
  19. 19.Nde2 c5
  20. 20.Nc3 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 b6
  22. 22.Ncd5 Bd8
  23. 23.g3 c6
  24. 24.Nc3 Bc7
  25. 25.Nd3 Rd8
  26. 26.Nxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  28. 28.Ne2 Kd7
  29. 29.Bf4 Bb2
  30. 30.c3 a5
  31. 31.Bc1 Ba1
  32. 32.Ke3 a4
  33. 33.c4 axb3
  34. 34.axb3 Be5
  35. 35.f4 Bc7
  36. 36.Bb2 Bd8
  37. 37.Nc1 Be7
  38. 38.Kd3 Be6
  39. 39.Ne2 Bg4
  40. 40.Nc3 Bd8
  41. 41.Bc1 Bh3
  42. 42.Nd1 Bf1+
  43. 43.Kc3 b5
  44. 44.Ne3 Ba5+
  45. 45.Kc2 Be2
  46. 46.Bd2 Bd8
  47. 47.Be1 Ke6
  48. 48.Kd2 Bf3
  49. 49.Kd3 Bc7
  50. 50.Bc3 Kf7
  51. 51.cxb5 cxb5
  52. 52.Nd5 Bd8
  53. 53.Ke3 Bd1
  54. 54.b4 cxb4
  55. 55.Bxb4 Bb3
  56. 56.Kd4 Ke6
  57. 57.f5+ gxf5
  58. 58.Nf4+ Kf7
  59. 59.exf5 Bc2
  60. 60.Nxh5 Bxf5
  61. 61.Kd5 Bd7
  62. 62.Nf4 Bc7
  63. 63.Bd6 Ba5
  64. 64.Ne2 Be1
  65. 65.Nd4 Bf2

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