Georg Marco vs Mikhail Chigorin

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Georg Marco
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 15
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/R7/2p3p1/4P1P1/p2k3P/8/r1K5 w - - 4 56

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.Bd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 O-O
  10. 10.d4 Bg4
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Bf4 Ng6
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Bf6
  15. 15.c3 Be5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Qe2 Nd7
  18. 18.Rad1 Re8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rc8
  20. 20.Qd2 Qh4
  21. 21.f3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qf2 Qxf2+
  23. 23.Kxf2 Kf8
  24. 24.f4 Nd7
  25. 25.Kf3 Nc5
  26. 26.Nb4 a5
  27. 27.Nd3 Na4
  28. 28.Rc1 c5
  29. 29.b3 Nb6
  30. 30.c4 bxc4
  31. 31.bxc4 Red8
  32. 32.Rc2 Na4
  33. 33.Nb2 Nxb2
  34. 34.Rxb2 Rb8
  35. 35.Rb5 Rxb5
  36. 36.cxb5 a4
  37. 37.g4 Ke7
  38. 38.Rb1 Kd7
  39. 39.Ke3 Kc7
  40. 40.Kd3 Kb6
  41. 41.Kc4 h6
  42. 42.Rd1 g5
  43. 43.fxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.Rf1 Re8
  45. 45.Kd3 Kxb5
  46. 46.Rxf7 Rh8
  47. 47.Rf3 Kb4
  48. 48.Kc2 Kc4
  49. 49.Rd3 Rh6
  50. 50.Kd2 Rf6
  51. 51.Rd5 Rf2+
  52. 52.Kd1 Rxa2
  53. 53.Rxd6 a3
  54. 54.Ra6 Kd3
  55. 55.Kc1 Ra1#

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