B. Nikolaev vs Mikhail Chigorin

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White B. Nikolaev
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 19
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/ppp2pp1/3p2np/3P4/8/1BPbPN2/PP3KPP/3R4 b - - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.Nd5 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Ne7
  9. 9.d4 exd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Qd3 Ng6
  12. 12.Nf3 Bg4
  13. 13.Bb3 Qf6
  14. 14.Bg5 Qf5
  15. 15.Qxf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Rxe3 Rxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Re8
  20. 20.Kf2 Be4
  21. 21.Ng5 Bd3
  22. 22.Nf3 h6
  23. 23.Rd1

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