Akiba Rubinstein vs Mikhail Chigorin

Lodz · 1906 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Lodz
Site Lodz
Round 3
Date 1906.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1r1p2R1/r2P1R1p/2P4P/p1K5/P3k3/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.c4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qb3 Nge7
  7. 7.Bd2 O-O
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxf3
  10. 10.gxf3 Rb8
  11. 11.O-O-O Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 b5
  13. 13.e4 Nde7
  14. 14.Rhg1 a5
  15. 15.Be3 Ng6
  16. 16.f4 Qh4
  17. 17.d5 a4
  18. 18.Qa3 exd5
  19. 19.exd5 Nce7
  20. 20.Qc5 Nxf4
  21. 21.Bxb5 Nf5
  22. 22.Qc4 Nd6
  23. 23.Qxf4 Qxf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 Rxb5
  25. 25.Kc2 a3
  26. 26.Bc1 Ra8
  27. 27.Rg4 f5
  28. 28.Rb4 Rba5
  29. 29.Bf4 Kf7
  30. 30.Bxd6 cxd6
  31. 31.Rb7+ Kf6
  32. 32.Rd7 R8a6
  33. 33.c4 Rb6
  34. 34.f4 g5
  35. 35.fxg5+ Kxg5
  36. 36.Kc3 h5
  37. 37.h4+ Kg4
  38. 38.Rg7+ Kf4
  39. 39.Rg6 Kf3
  40. 40.Rf1+ Ke2
  41. 41.Rxf5

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