Frank Marshall vs Mikhail Chigorin

Paris+ · 1900 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Frank Marshall
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Paris+
Site Paris
Date 1900.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

2b5/k5p1/1p1p4/2pPp1pP/P3P1P1/K1P5/8/3B4 b - - 4 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.d4 Nd7
  6. 6.c3 Be7
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Bf6
  9. 9.Nb3 Re8
  10. 10.Be3 Nf8
  11. 11.Qd2 Ng6
  12. 12.h3 a5
  13. 13.Rad1 a4
  14. 14.Nc1 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne2 Nd8
  16. 16.Ng3 Nh4
  17. 17.Nxh4 Bxh4
  18. 18.Rde1 Bxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Rf8
  20. 20.g4 Be6
  21. 21.a3 b6
  22. 22.Qf2 f6
  23. 23.Qg3 Nf7
  24. 24.d5 Bd7
  25. 25.Kh2 h6
  26. 26.Rf3 Ng5
  27. 27.Bxg5 fxg5
  28. 28.Ref1 Rf4
  29. 29.Qe1 Raf8
  30. 30.Qe3 Qf7
  31. 31.Be2 Qe8
  32. 32.g3 Rxf3
  33. 33.Rxf3 Rxf3
  34. 34.Qxf3 Qf8
  35. 35.Kg2 Qxf3+
  36. 36.Kxf3 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke7
  38. 38.Kd3 c5
  39. 39.Kc2 Kd8
  40. 40.b4 axb3+
  41. 41.Kxb3 Kc7
  42. 42.a4 h5
  43. 43.gxh5 Bxh3
  44. 44.Kc2 Bd7
  45. 45.Kb3 Kb7
  46. 46.g4 Ka7
  47. 47.Ka3 Bc8
  48. 48.Bd1

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