Paul Saladin Leonhardt vs Mikhail Chigorin

DSB-15.Kongress · 1906 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Paul Saladin Leonhardt
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event DSB-15.Kongress
Site Nuremberg
Round 13
Date 1906.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/6p1/2P3p1/1K2kp2/6P1/2N1n2P/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Be3 Bxe3
  6. 6.fxe3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nf6
  10. 10.e4 Bg4
  11. 11.Nc3 Qe7
  12. 12.Rae1 Rad8
  13. 13.Qg5 h6
  14. 14.Qh4 a6
  15. 15.Kh1 Rd6
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qxg4 Nb6
  18. 18.Bb3 a5
  19. 19.Nh4 Qg5
  20. 20.Qxg5 hxg5
  21. 21.Nf5 Rd7
  22. 22.Rf2 a4
  23. 23.Bc4 Nxc4
  24. 24.dxc4 Rfd8
  25. 25.Kg1 Rd2
  26. 26.a3 Na5
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kf8
  28. 28.Ng6+ Ke8
  29. 29.Nxe5 Rxf2
  30. 30.Kxf2 Rd2+
  31. 31.Re2 Rxe2+
  32. 32.Kxe2 f6
  33. 33.Ng4 Nxc4
  34. 34.Kd3 b5
  35. 35.b3 Nxa3
  36. 36.bxa4 bxa4
  37. 37.c4 Kd7
  38. 38.Kc3 Kc6
  39. 39.Kb4 Nb1
  40. 40.Kxa4 Nc3+
  41. 41.Kb4 Nxe4
  42. 42.Ne3 g6
  43. 43.g3 Kd6
  44. 44.Kb5 f5
  45. 45.Ng2 Nc3+
  46. 46.Kb4 Ne2
  47. 47.c5+ Kd5
  48. 48.Ne3+ Ke4
  49. 49.Nc2 f4

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