Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Mikhail Chigorin

Cambridge Springs · 1904 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cambridge Springs
Site Cambridge
Round 3
Date 1904.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/8/7R/5p2/8/4K1np/6k1/8 b - - 1 77

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 Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O Bxd2
  11. 11.Nxd2 O-O
  12. 12.c5 e5
  13. 13.Nc4 Qb4
  14. 14.Rc1 exd4
  15. 15.Nd6 Nf6
  16. 16.Bb1 Be6
  17. 17.Qc2 b6
  18. 18.a3 Qxc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rxc6 Rab8
  22. 22.b4 Bd5
  23. 23.Ra6 Rb6
  24. 24.Rxb6 axb6
  25. 25.Rc1 Kf8
  26. 26.Nb5 Bb3
  27. 27.Bd3 Ba4
  28. 28.Nc7 Ng4
  29. 29.f4 Ne3
  30. 30.Kf2 Nd1+
  31. 31.Ke2 Nc3+
  32. 32.Kd2 Ke7
  33. 33.Re1+ Kd6
  34. 34.Na6 Ra8
  35. 35.Re5 f6
  36. 36.Rh5 h6
  37. 37.b5 Bxb5
  38. 38.Rxb5 Rxa6
  39. 39.Rb4 b5
  40. 40.Rxd4+ Kc5
  41. 41.Rd7 Rxa3
  42. 42.Rxg7 Nd5
  43. 43.Bc2 b4
  44. 44.Rb7 Kc4
  45. 45.Rb8 Nxf4
  46. 46.Rc8+ Kd4
  47. 47.Rb8 Nd5
  48. 48.Kc1 Ra1+
  49. 49.Kb2 Rg1
  50. 50.Rg8 Ne3
  51. 51.Rd8+ Kc5
  52. 52.Be4 Rf1
  53. 53.Kb3 f5
  54. 54.Rc8+ Kd4
  55. 55.Ba8 Rb1+
  56. 56.Ka2 Rh1
  57. 57.Kb3 Rxh2
  58. 58.Kxb4 Kd3
  59. 59.Rg8 Rh4+
  60. 60.Kb3 Rg4
  61. 61.Rd8+ Rd4
  62. 62.Rh8 Rd6
  63. 63.Bf3 Rb6+
  64. 64.Ka2 Kd2
  65. 65.Rd8+ Ke1
  66. 66.Rg8 Kf2
  67. 67.Rg7 Nf1
  68. 68.Rf7 Ng3
  69. 69.Ka3 Rb1
  70. 70.Rf6 Rf1
  71. 71.Kb3 h5
  72. 72.Kc2 h4
  73. 73.Bc6 Rg1
  74. 74.Kd3 Rxg2
  75. 75.Bxg2 Kxg2
  76. 76.Rh6 h3
  77. 77.Ke3

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