Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 18
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/1p4pk/4p3/P5Q1/4q2P/6P1/7K/8 w - - 3 51

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 c5
  8. 8.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Qc2 Be7
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qc8
  14. 14.Ne5 Rd8
  15. 15.Bg5 Be8
  16. 16.Bxh7+ Nxh7
  17. 17.Bxe7 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Rxd1 Qc7
  19. 19.Bd6 Qa5
  20. 20.b3 Rd8
  21. 21.c5 Nf6
  22. 22.Nc4 Qa6
  23. 23.h3 Bb5
  24. 24.Ne5 Nd5
  25. 25.Rd4 Qa5
  26. 26.Rh4 f5
  27. 27.Qd1 Be8
  28. 28.a4 Nf6
  29. 29.Rd4 Qc3
  30. 30.Rd3 Rxd6
  31. 31.cxd6 Qxe5
  32. 32.d7 Bxd7
  33. 33.Rxd7 Nxd7
  34. 34.Qxd7 Qe1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qe5+
  36. 36.g3 Qe4
  37. 37.h4 Kh7
  38. 38.Qd1 Kg6
  39. 39.Qd2 Qf3
  40. 40.Qc2 Kh5
  41. 41.Qd2 f4
  42. 42.Qa5+ Qd5
  43. 43.Qxa7 fxg3+
  44. 44.fxg3 Qxb3
  45. 45.Qd4 Qf3
  46. 46.Qe5+ Qf5
  47. 47.Qe2+ Qg4
  48. 48.Qb5+ Kh6
  49. 49.a5 Qe4
  50. 50.Qg5+ Kh7

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