Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

Nuremberg · 1896 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/pp3r1p/2pq1pR1/5Q2/P2P3R/8/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
  5. 5.e4 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Ngf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bb4+
  8. 8.Bd2 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd6+ Ke7
  10. 10.c5 Rd8
  11. 11.O-O Bxd2
  12. 12.Nxd2 Kf8
  13. 13.N2c4 Qc7
  14. 14.f4 Nb8
  15. 15.Ne5 Rxd6
  16. 16.cxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Bc4 Nbd7
  18. 18.Qd3 Nb6
  19. 19.Bb3 Bd7
  20. 20.f5 Nbd5
  21. 21.Nxd7+ Qxd7
  22. 22.fxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.Rae1 Qd6
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Re3 Kg8
  26. 26.b3 Qd6
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rf8
  28. 28.h3 Qb8
  29. 29.Qf5 Qd8
  30. 30.Qe5 Nd5
  31. 31.Rg3 g6
  32. 32.Rf3 f6
  33. 33.Qe6+ Kg7
  34. 34.h4 Rf7
  35. 35.Qe8 Qb6
  36. 36.Re4 Qc7
  37. 37.h5 gxh5
  38. 38.Kf2 Ne7
  39. 39.Rg3+ Ng6
  40. 40.Qe6 Qa5
  41. 41.a4 Qb4
  42. 42.Qf5 Qd2+
  43. 43.Kg1 Qc2
  44. 44.Kh2 h4
  45. 45.Rh3 Qd2
  46. 46.Rg4 Qe1
  47. 47.b4 Qxb4
  48. 48.Rhxh4 Qd6+
  49. 49.Kg1 Kf8
  50. 50.Rxg6

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