James Mason vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1883 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 75 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 25
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/p7/8/2k1K3/1n1p3R/8 w - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Qe2 Be6
  8. 8.Bb3 Qe7
  9. 9.h3 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 Nh5
  11. 11.Qf2 Bxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Nb4
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.g4 Nf6
  15. 15.Nh4 Nd7
  16. 16.Nf5 Qg5
  17. 17.Kh1 Kh8
  18. 18.Rae1 g6
  19. 19.Ng3 c6
  20. 20.Re2 Rae8
  21. 21.Qe1 Re6
  22. 22.Nb1 c5
  23. 23.Nd2 Qh6
  24. 24.Nf3 Ree8
  25. 25.Rh2 d5
  26. 26.h4 d4
  27. 27.exd4 exd4
  28. 28.g5 Qg7
  29. 29.h5 Kg8
  30. 30.h6 Qh8
  31. 31.Qd2 f6
  32. 32.Qf4 fxg5
  33. 33.Qd6 Rf7
  34. 34.Rhf2 Qf6
  35. 35.Qxf6 Rxf6
  36. 36.e5 Rf4
  37. 37.Nxg5 Rxf2
  38. 38.Rxf2 Rxe5
  39. 39.Nxh7 Kxh7
  40. 40.c3 Nxd3
  41. 41.Rf7+ Kxh6
  42. 42.Rxd7 Nxb2
  43. 43.cxd4 cxd4
  44. 44.Rxb7 d3
  45. 45.Rd7 Kg5
  46. 46.Rd4 a5
  47. 47.Kg2 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf3 Ke6
  49. 49.Ne4 Rh5
  50. 50.Rd8 Rh3+
  51. 51.Kf4 Rh4+
  52. 52.Ke3 Ke7
  53. 53.Rd4 Rh3+
  54. 54.Kf4 Rh2
  55. 55.Kg3 Re2
  56. 56.Kf3 Rh2
  57. 57.Nf2 Rh5
  58. 58.Ne4 Rb5
  59. 59.Nd2 Ke6
  60. 60.Rg4 Rf5+
  61. 61.Kg3 g5
  62. 62.Rd4 Rd5
  63. 63.Re4+ Re5
  64. 64.Kf3 Kd5
  65. 65.Rg4 Kc5
  66. 66.Nb1 Re1
  67. 67.Rxg5+ Kb4
  68. 68.Nd2 Kc3
  69. 69.Rg2 Nd1
  70. 70.Ne4+ Kxb3
  71. 71.Rd2 Re3+
  72. 72.Kf4 Rxe4+
  73. 73.Kxe4 Nb2
  74. 74.Rh2 Kc3
  75. 75.Ke3 d2

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