Paul Saladin Leonhardt vs Mikhail Chigorin

Ostende · 1905 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Paul Saladin Leonhardt
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 21
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 32
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Bk/2p5/2P3Rp/p3qp2/1p6/P3PP2/1P1B1P1P/1K6 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qb3 Nge7
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxf3
  8. 8.gxf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Rb8
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bd3 b5
  12. 12.Rdg1 Bxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 Rb6
  14. 14.Qc2 f5
  15. 15.Rg5 h6
  16. 16.Rg2 b4
  17. 17.Rhg1 Rf7
  18. 18.Kb1 a5
  19. 19.Qc5 Kh8
  20. 20.Bc2 Qa8
  21. 21.Bb3 Qb8
  22. 22.Bxd5 Rb5
  23. 23.Bxf7 Rxc5
  24. 24.dxc5 Qb5
  25. 25.Rxg7 Qd3+
  26. 26.Kc1 Ne5
  27. 27.Bg8 N7g6
  28. 28.R7xg6 Nxg6
  29. 29.Rxg6 Qb5
  30. 30.c6 Qc5+
  31. 31.Kb1 Qe5
  32. 32.a3

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Mikhail Chigorin games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.