William Henry Kraus Pollock vs Mikhail Chigorin

Hastings · 1895 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White William Henry Kraus Pollock
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6r1/p1k4p/3R1b2/7r/8/B4n2/P4P1P/1R5K w - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Bg5 f6
  11. 11.Bh4 Ne7
  12. 12.Re1 Bg4
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qxd1
  15. 15.Raxd1 Nxc4
  16. 16.exf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Kf7
  18. 18.Bxe7 Bxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Ba5
  20. 20.Rd7 Nb6
  21. 21.Rxc7 Rhc8
  22. 22.Rxb7 Bxc3
  23. 23.Ba3+ Kf6
  24. 24.Ree7 Rg8+
  25. 25.Kf1 Rad8
  26. 26.Rf7+ Kg6
  27. 27.Kg2 Nc4
  28. 28.Bc5 Rd5
  29. 29.Bf8 Nd2
  30. 30.Ba3 Rf5
  31. 31.Rfc7 Rg5+
  32. 32.Kh3 Bf6
  33. 33.f4 Rh5+
  34. 34.Kg2 Kf5+
  35. 35.Kh1 Nf3
  36. 36.Rb5+ Ke6
  37. 37.f5+ Rxf5
  38. 38.Rc6+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rd6+ Kc7
  40. 40.Rb1 Rh5

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