James Mason vs Mikhail Chigorin

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 5
Date 1881.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A80)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/8/1p6/4PP2/4pPK1/2r5/P6P/4R3 b - - 7 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 f5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 b6
  5. 5.O-O Bb7
  6. 6.c4 d5
  7. 7.Nc3 Bd6
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nb5 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxd6 cxd6
  12. 12.Nd2 dxc4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.f3 Bb7
  15. 15.bxc4 Rf6
  16. 16.Ba3 Rg6
  17. 17.Rf2 Nf6
  18. 18.Qb3 Qd7
  19. 19.Rd1 Rc8
  20. 20.Bb4 Ba6
  21. 21.Bf1 Ne8
  22. 22.Bd3 Qc7
  23. 23.Rc1 d5
  24. 24.c5 Bxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Rh6
  26. 26.g3 Nd6
  27. 27.Bd2 Nc4
  28. 28.cxb6 axb6
  29. 29.e4 Rf6
  30. 30.exd5 exd5
  31. 31.Bf4 Qd7
  32. 32.Re2 Re8
  33. 33.Be5 Rc6
  34. 34.Rce1 g6
  35. 35.Qb3 Rce6
  36. 36.f4 Ra8
  37. 37.Rc1 Ra3
  38. 38.Qb4 Ra5
  39. 39.Rec2 Qb5
  40. 40.Qb3 Re7
  41. 41.Qf3 Rea7
  42. 42.Qg2 Qb4
  43. 43.Qe2 Ra3
  44. 44.g4 Re7
  45. 45.gxf5 Nxe5
  46. 46.dxe5 Qd4+
  47. 47.Kh1 Re3
  48. 48.Qg2 Kf7
  49. 49.Rc6 Qd3
  50. 50.Rxg6 Re1+
  51. 51.Rxe1 hxg6
  52. 52.Qxg6+ Kf8
  53. 53.Rg1 Qe4+
  54. 54.Qg2 Rc7
  55. 55.Qxe4 dxe4
  56. 56.Re1 Rc4
  57. 57.Kg2 Rc2+
  58. 58.Kg3 Rc3+
  59. 59.Kg4

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