William Ewart Napier vs Mikhail Chigorin

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White William Ewart Napier
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 20
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5q2/p4r1k/1p3p1R/2nPp2Q/2p1P3/8/P6P/6RK b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bb2 Na5
  10. 10.Nc3 Ne7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.d5 Ng6
  13. 13.Ne2 c5
  14. 14.Qd2 Bg4
  15. 15.Ng3 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Nh4
  17. 17.Qf4 Ng6
  18. 18.Qf5 Rc8
  19. 19.Bc3 f6
  20. 20.Kh1 Rc7
  21. 21.Rg1 Rcf7
  22. 22.Bf1 c4
  23. 23.Bh3 Bxf2
  24. 24.Ne2 Ne5
  25. 25.Rg2 Be3
  26. 26.Nf4 Bxf4
  27. 27.Qxf4 Kh8
  28. 28.Be6 g5
  29. 29.Qd2 b6
  30. 30.Bxf7 Rxf7
  31. 31.f4 gxf4
  32. 32.Qxf4 Nb7
  33. 33.Rag1 Nc5
  34. 34.Bxe5 dxe5
  35. 35.Qg4 h6
  36. 36.Qh5 Qf8
  37. 37.Rg6 Kh7
  38. 38.Rxh6+

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