James Mason vs Mikhail Chigorin

Hastings · 1895 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White James Mason
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5kn1/pp6/2p2p2/4pNp1/4P1P1/1P2P3/1PPr1QKR/3q4 w - - 9 35

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 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.O-O Na5
  9. 9.Bb3 c6
  10. 10.Qe1 Nxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Ng4
  12. 12.h3 Nh6
  13. 13.g4 Kh8
  14. 14.Qg3 Be6
  15. 15.Kh2 f6
  16. 16.Rf2 Qe7
  17. 17.Rg1 g5
  18. 18.Kh1 Rg8
  19. 19.Rgf1 Rg6
  20. 20.Nh2 Ng8
  21. 21.Qf3 Rf8
  22. 22.Ne2 h5
  23. 23.gxh5 Rh6
  24. 24.Kg2 Qd7
  25. 25.Rh1 d5
  26. 26.Ng4 Rxh5
  27. 27.Ng3 dxe4
  28. 28.dxe4 Bxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Rxh1
  30. 30.Kxh1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rh2+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nf5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Qf2 Qd1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Rd2

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