Viacheslav Nikolaev Kulomzin vs Mikhail Chigorin

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viacheslav Nikolaev Kulomzin
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 4
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/p5p1/N2kp3/6PP/2n5/6K1/8 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Ne2 c5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Qc7
  13. 13.c4 Rb8
  14. 14.Bc3 Ne8
  15. 15.Ng3 g6
  16. 16.Kh1 Ng7
  17. 17.Qe2 Ne6
  18. 18.Ng1 Nf4
  19. 19.Qc2 f5
  20. 20.f3 Bh4
  21. 21.N3e2 Nh5
  22. 22.g4 Ng7
  23. 23.Kh2 Qf7
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.Bxb4 bxc4
  26. 26.Bxd6 cxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Rd8
  28. 28.Qa3 Rb3
  29. 29.Qc5 Rb5
  30. 30.Qc7 Qxc7
  31. 31.Bxc7 Rd2
  32. 32.b4 Ne6
  33. 33.Ba5 fxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Bg5
  35. 35.Rad1 Bf4+
  36. 36.Kg2 Bb7
  37. 37.Rxd2 Bxe4+
  38. 38.Kf2 Bxd2
  39. 39.Ng3 Bb7
  40. 40.Rb1 Nf4
  41. 41.Nf1 Bc3
  42. 42.Ne2 Bxb4
  43. 43.Bxb4 Rxb4
  44. 44.Rxb4 Nd3+
  45. 45.Ke3 Nxb4
  46. 46.Nd2 Kf7
  47. 47.Nc4 Ke6
  48. 48.Na5 Bd5
  49. 49.Nc3 Bg2
  50. 50.h4 Nd5+
  51. 51.Kf2 Nxc3
  52. 52.Kxg2 Kd5

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