Louis Paulsen vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1882 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Louis Paulsen
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 31
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/4p1p1/3b4/2p5/2P4k/P1PK3P/8 b - - 4 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Qd4 Qe7
  8. 8.f3 d5
  9. 9.Bg5 c5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Kf8
  11. 11.Qd3 dxe4
  12. 12.fxe4 Qxe4+
  13. 13.Qxe4 Bxc3+
  14. 14.bxc3 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bc6 Nxg5
  16. 16.Bxa8 g6
  17. 17.Rb1 Kg7
  18. 18.Rb8 Re8+
  19. 19.Kd2 Ne6
  20. 20.Kc1 c4
  21. 21.Re1 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.Bb7 Bxb7
  24. 24.Rxd8 Bxg2
  25. 25.Rd7+ Kf6
  26. 26.Rxh7 Kf5
  27. 27.Rxc7 Bd5
  28. 28.Rxa7 Kg4
  29. 29.Kd2 Kh3
  30. 30.Rh7+

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