Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 9
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p4p1/5p2/1pp2P2/2b2bP1/P2p2N1/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.e5 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.c3 Nc5
  10. 10.Bc2 Nxe5
  11. 11.b4 Ne6
  12. 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  13. 13.Qh5+ Kg8
  14. 14.Qxe5 Bf6
  15. 15.Qe3 Nxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Re8
  17. 17.Qd3 Qe7
  18. 18.Nc3 Qxb4
  19. 19.Be3 Qa5
  20. 20.Ne4 Bd8
  21. 21.d5 d6
  22. 22.Bd2 Qb5
  23. 23.Qf3 Re5
  24. 24.Bc3 Rf5
  25. 25.Qg3 f6
  26. 26.Rad1 Kf7
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.Qf3 Qf5
  30. 30.Qd1 Be6
  31. 31.Ng3 Qd5
  32. 32.Qe2 Bd7
  33. 33.Kh1 Bb5
  34. 34.Qg4 Kf8
  35. 35.Nf5 Qf7
  36. 36.Nh4 Be8
  37. 37.Qe4 c6
  38. 38.f4 Bc7
  39. 39.f5 Qd7
  40. 40.Qf3 Bf7
  41. 41.Qh3 Kg8
  42. 42.Qg4 Re8
  43. 43.Rf1 Qe7
  44. 44.Qb4 Qe2
  45. 45.Re1 Qb5
  46. 46.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  47. 47.Qxb5 axb5
  48. 48.g4 c5
  49. 49.Kg1 d5
  50. 50.Nf3 d4
  51. 51.Bb2 Bc6
  52. 52.Nd2 Bd5
  53. 53.a3 Bf4
  54. 54.Nf1 Bc4
  55. 55.Ng3 d3

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