Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 11
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

2Q5/8/3k4/8/8/5P2/6K1/1q6 w - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 b5
  5. 5.Bb3 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.c3 Be7
  8. 8.d3 Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qd7
  11. 11.Nf1 Rae8
  12. 12.Ng3 Bd8
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Be3 Ne7
  15. 15.a4 Ng6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Qc1 Kh7
  18. 18.Nf5 Ng8
  19. 19.g4 d5
  20. 20.Rd1 Re6
  21. 21.h3 c6
  22. 22.d4 Rfe8
  23. 23.exd5 cxd5
  24. 24.dxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Rxe5
  26. 26.Bd4 g6
  27. 27.Bxe5 Rxe5
  28. 28.Ng3 Bb6
  29. 29.Qf4 Qc7
  30. 30.Kh2 g5
  31. 31.Qf3 Kg7
  32. 32.Kg1 Nf6
  33. 33.Qd3 Ne4
  34. 34.Nh5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Rf1 Qc6
  36. 36.Qf3 Nd2
  37. 37.Qf6 Qxf6
  38. 38.Nxf6 Ke7
  39. 39.Ng8+ Kf8
  40. 40.Nf6 Ke7
  41. 41.Ng8+ Kf8
  42. 42.Nf6 Ke7
  43. 43.Ng8+ Kd6
  44. 44.Nxh6 Nxb3
  45. 45.Nxf7+ Ke6
  46. 46.Nxe5 Nxa1
  47. 47.Nf3 Nb3
  48. 48.Nxg5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Nf3 d4
  50. 50.Nxd4 Nxd4
  51. 51.cxd4 Bf3
  52. 52.Kh2 Bc7+
  53. 53.Kg1 Bb6
  54. 54.Kh2 Bxd4
  55. 55.Kg3 Be2
  56. 56.Rc1 Bc4
  57. 57.Rc2 Ke5
  58. 58.f3 Be3
  59. 59.h4 Bf4+
  60. 60.Kf2 Kd4
  61. 61.g5 Kd5
  62. 62.Kg2 b4
  63. 63.g6 Bh6
  64. 64.h5 b3
  65. 65.Rc3 Bg7
  66. 66.Rc1 Bxb2
  67. 67.Rxc4 Kxc4
  68. 68.h6 Kc5
  69. 69.g7 Bxg7
  70. 70.hxg7 b2
  71. 71.g8=Q b1=Q
  72. 72.Qc8+ Kd6

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