Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Scotch Game · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2p5/k2p4/4q3/7P/1p4PK/5Q2 w - - 4 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qh4
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nb5 Qxe4+
  7. 7.Be2 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Kd8
  9. 9.O-O Nge7
  10. 10.Re1 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 Qh4
  12. 12.Re4 Qf6
  13. 13.Rf4 Qe6
  14. 14.Re4 Qf6
  15. 15.Rf4 Qe6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 f6
  18. 18.Ba3 Nc6
  19. 19.Re4 Qd5
  20. 20.Qe2 d6
  21. 21.Re1 Bd7
  22. 22.Bc4 Qa5
  23. 23.Be6 Bxe6
  24. 24.Rxe6 Ne5
  25. 25.f4 Qd5
  26. 26.f5 Qxa2
  27. 27.Bc1 Kd7
  28. 28.Qe4 Rae8
  29. 29.Bf4 Rxe6
  30. 30.fxe6+ Qxe6
  31. 31.Bxe5 Qxe5
  32. 32.Qa4+ b5
  33. 33.Qh4 Qc5+
  34. 34.Kh1 Qxc3
  35. 35.Qe4 Qe5
  36. 36.Qg4+ f5
  37. 37.Qd1 Qc3
  38. 38.h3 Re8
  39. 39.Rxe8 Kxe8
  40. 40.Qh5+ Kd7
  41. 41.Qxf5+ Kc6
  42. 42.Qxh7 a5
  43. 43.Qg8 Qe1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qe5+
  45. 45.Kh1 a4
  46. 46.c4 b4
  47. 47.Qa8+ Kc5
  48. 48.Qxa4 Kxc4
  49. 49.Qc6+ Qc5
  50. 50.Qe4+ Kb5
  51. 51.Qe8+ c6
  52. 52.Qb8+ Ka4
  53. 53.Qa8+ Kb3
  54. 54.Qg8+ Ka3
  55. 55.Qxg7 b3
  56. 56.Qa1+ Kb4
  57. 57.Qe1+ Qc3
  58. 58.Qe4+ Ka3
  59. 59.Qh7 Qe1+
  60. 60.Kh2 Qe5+
  61. 61.Kh1 b2
  62. 62.Qd3+ Kb4
  63. 63.Qd2+ Kc4
  64. 64.Qc2+ Qc3
  65. 65.Qa4+ Kd5
  66. 66.Qd1+ Kc5
  67. 67.Qg1+ Kb5
  68. 68.Qf1+ Qc4
  69. 69.Qf5+ d5
  70. 70.Kh2 Qe4
  71. 71.Qf1+ Ka5

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