Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Chigorin Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k4r1/pp4K1/1q6/2p1P1Qp/2b2P2/P1P2P2/3r3P/2R4R w - - 4 39

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 Bb4
  8. 8.f3 f5
  9. 9.e5 Ne7
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.Bc4 Bd5
  12. 12.Qa4+ c6
  13. 13.Bd3 Qb6
  14. 14.Bc2 Qa6
  15. 15.Bd1 Bc4
  16. 16.f4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Be3 Nd5
  18. 18.Bd2 Nb6
  19. 19.Qc2 Rxd4
  20. 20.Rc1 Bd3
  21. 21.Qb3 Nc4
  22. 22.Kf2 Nxd2
  23. 23.Qxe6+ Kb8
  24. 24.Bf3 Qb6
  25. 25.Kg3 Nxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Bc4
  27. 27.Qxf5 Bxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Rd2
  29. 29.Qh3 g6
  30. 30.Kh4 h6
  31. 31.Qg4 Qf2+
  32. 32.Qg3 g5+
  33. 33.Kg4 h5+
  34. 34.Kf5 Bd3+
  35. 35.Ke6 Qb6
  36. 36.Qxg5 c5+
  37. 37.Kf7 Bc4+
  38. 38.Kg7 Rg8+

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