Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/1P2N3/5pk1/4p2p/2B1P2P/5P2/8/5K2 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.cxd5 Bxf3
  5. 5.dxc6 Bxc6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.e4 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Bd3 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Qc2 Kh8
  13. 13.Rac1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nb5 c5
  15. 15.Nxa7 Ra8
  16. 16.Nb5 cxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Rxa2
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nd7
  19. 19.Nc3 Ra7
  20. 20.Bb5 Ba6
  21. 21.Ra1 Qc8
  22. 22.Rxa6 Rxa6
  23. 23.Bxd7 Qc7
  24. 24.Bb5 Ra5
  25. 25.Qf2 Rd8
  26. 26.Bxb6 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 Qc1
  28. 28.Be2 Ra1
  29. 29.Qg3 h6
  30. 30.Bd4 f6
  31. 31.Qe1 Bc5
  32. 32.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  33. 33.Kf1 Qd4
  34. 34.b4 Rb1
  35. 35.b5 Kg8
  36. 36.g3 Kf7
  37. 37.Kg2 g5
  38. 38.h3 e5
  39. 39.Qc3 Kg6
  40. 40.Qc2 Ra1
  41. 41.Qb3 Kg7
  42. 42.b6 Ra8
  43. 43.b7 Rb8
  44. 44.Ne3 Qd7
  45. 45.Nf5+ Kg6
  46. 46.Ba6 Qd2+
  47. 47.Kf1 Qc1+
  48. 48.Ke2 Qc5
  49. 49.h4 gxh4
  50. 50.gxh4 h5
  51. 51.Qe3 Qc2+
  52. 52.Qd2 Qc5
  53. 53.Kf1 Qf8
  54. 54.Qd6 Kf7
  55. 55.Bc4+ Kg6
  56. 56.Qxf8 Rxf8
  57. 57.Ne7+

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