Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin

Brighton th-m · 1903 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Brighton th-m
Site Brighton
Round 5
Date 1903.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

5k2/p4p1p/1pn3r1/8/3PqQ2/2P1B3/PP3K2/6R1 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.h4 g4
  5. 5.Ne5 Nf6
  6. 6.Bc4 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O Bxe5
  9. 9.Re1 Qe7
  10. 10.c3 f3
  11. 11.d4 Ne4
  12. 12.Rxe4 Bh2+
  13. 13.Kxh2 Qxe4
  14. 14.g3 O-O
  15. 15.Bf4 Qg6
  16. 16.Na3 c6
  17. 17.Nc2 cxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nc6
  19. 19.Bc4 Bf5
  20. 20.Ne3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Kg1 Rad8
  22. 22.Qb3 Bd3
  23. 23.h5 Qxh5
  24. 24.Bxd3 Rxe3
  25. 25.Bxe3 Qh3
  26. 26.Qc2 Qxg3+
  27. 27.Kf1 Qh3+
  28. 28.Ke1 g3
  29. 29.Bf1 g2
  30. 30.Qf2 Kh8
  31. 31.Bxg2 fxg2
  32. 32.Qf6+ Kg8
  33. 33.Qg5+ Kf8
  34. 34.Kf2 Rd6
  35. 35.Qc5 Qh2
  36. 36.Rg1 b6
  37. 37.Qg5 Rg6
  38. 38.Rxg2 Qh1
  39. 39.Rg1 Qe4
  40. 40.Qf4

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