Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m7879 · 1879 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m7879
Site St Petersburg
Date 1879.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C13)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/5p2/3P1bp1/Q7/6K1/1r5P/5p2/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.exd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Ne2 Bg4
  11. 11.Ng3 Nc6
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Ne5
  14. 14.Qd1 g6
  15. 15.f4 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 dxc4
  17. 17.Qf3 Qb6
  18. 18.Kh1 d3
  19. 19.cxd3 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rab1 c3
  21. 21.Rf2 Rac8
  22. 22.Rc2 Qa6
  23. 23.Ne4 Qxa2
  24. 24.Nxc3 Qxb1+
  25. 25.Nxb1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Qxb7 Rc1+
  27. 27.Kh2 Rxb1
  28. 28.Qb5 a5
  29. 29.d4 a4
  30. 30.Qxa4 Bc1
  31. 31.d5 Rfb8
  32. 32.Qc4 Be3
  33. 33.Qe4 Bg1+
  34. 34.Kg3 R1b3+
  35. 35.Kh4 h6
  36. 36.Qe1 Bd4
  37. 37.g4 Bf6+
  38. 38.g5 hxg5+
  39. 39.Kg4 gxf4
  40. 40.d6 f3
  41. 41.Qa5 f2

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