Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Chigorin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3pkp2/1P3R2/2K1P3/r7/8 b - - 34 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qb3 Bxf3
  7. 7.gxf3 Nge7
  8. 8.Bd2 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Rb8
  10. 10.O-O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b5
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 Rb6
  14. 14.Kb1 a5
  15. 15.Rhg1 Nb4
  16. 16.Be4 Ned5
  17. 17.Qc5 Qa8
  18. 18.Bxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Bxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Qxb4 Ra6
  21. 21.Qb3 Rb8
  22. 22.Rg5 c6
  23. 23.Rdg1 g6
  24. 24.f5 b4
  25. 25.fxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Qd3 Kf8
  27. 27.Rxg6 Rxa2
  28. 28.Rg8+ Ke7
  29. 29.Rxb8 Qa4
  30. 30.Rb7+ Ke6
  31. 31.Kc1 Ra1+
  32. 32.Kd2 Rxg1
  33. 33.Qc2 Qxc2+
  34. 34.Kxc2 Rg2
  35. 35.Rxb4 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rb7 Rxf2+
  37. 37.Kd3 f5
  38. 38.Rc7 Kd6
  39. 39.Rf7 c5
  40. 40.dxc5+ Kxc5
  41. 41.Rc7+ Kd6
  42. 42.Rc2 Rf3
  43. 43.Kd4 Rh3
  44. 44.Rf2 Ke6
  45. 45.b4 Rh4+
  46. 46.Rf4 Rh1
  47. 47.Kc5 Rc1+
  48. 48.Kd4 Rb1
  49. 49.Kc3 Re1
  50. 50.Kd2 Ra1
  51. 51.Kd3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Ke2 Ke5
  53. 53.Rd4 Rb3
  54. 54.Rf4 Rc3
  55. 55.Kd2 Rc8
  56. 56.Kd3 Rc1
  57. 57.Kd2 Ra1
  58. 58.Ke2 Ra2+
  59. 59.Kd3 Rg2
  60. 60.Kc3 Re2
  61. 61.Kd3 Ra2
  62. 62.Kc3

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