Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 5
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

3Q2k1/6p1/2p1r3/1p2P3/8/P7/1KR5/7q b - - 5 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qh4
  5. 5.Qd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Be3 Bxd4
  7. 7.Bxd4 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.g3 Qh5
  11. 11.Be2 Qh6
  12. 12.e5 Ne8
  13. 13.f4 d6
  14. 14.O-O-O Be6
  15. 15.Kb1 dxe5
  16. 16.fxe5 c6
  17. 17.h4 Nc7
  18. 18.g4 Bd5
  19. 19.g5 Qe6
  20. 20.Bg4 Qe7
  21. 21.Rhe1 Rfd8
  22. 22.Qf4 Ne6
  23. 23.Qe3 Qb4
  24. 24.Bxe6 Bxe6
  25. 25.h5 Bg4
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.g6 fxg6
  28. 28.hxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.Qg5 Rf8
  30. 30.Qxg6 Qf4
  31. 31.a3 Qf5
  32. 32.Qd6 Qf2
  33. 33.Re4 Bf5
  34. 34.Re2 Qf1+
  35. 35.Ka2 Re8
  36. 36.Qd4 a5
  37. 37.b3 b5
  38. 38.Kb2 Be6
  39. 39.Rf2 Qe1
  40. 40.Re2 Qf1
  41. 41.Rf2 Qh1
  42. 42.Ne4 a4
  43. 43.Nc5 axb3
  44. 44.Nxe6 bxc2
  45. 45.Rxc2 Rxe6
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kh7
  47. 47.Qd3+ Kg8
  48. 48.Qd8+

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