Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 7
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/1ppr4/6RQ/p3r2P/2P5/8/Pq2B1K1/8 b - - 2 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.d4 Nd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.Ng3 Bf6
  9. 9.c3 Ndb8
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.Be2 Nd7
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 Ne7
  14. 14.Bg4 Ng6
  15. 15.Nh5 Nb6
  16. 16.Be2 Bg5
  17. 17.Qd2 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Re8
  19. 19.dxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe7
  21. 21.c4 Nd7
  22. 22.Ng3 Nf4
  23. 23.Bg4 Nf8
  24. 24.Kh2 a5
  25. 25.Ne2 h5
  26. 26.Bf3 Nxe2
  27. 27.Bxe2 g6
  28. 28.g3 Ne6
  29. 29.f4 Qc5
  30. 30.Qc1 h4
  31. 31.Rd5 hxg3+
  32. 32.Kg2 Qe7
  33. 33.Rxe5 Nxf4+
  34. 34.Qxf4 Qxe5
  35. 35.Qxf7+ Kh8
  36. 36.Rf4 Qg5
  37. 37.Rg4 Re7
  38. 38.Qf3 Qe5
  39. 39.Rf4 Kg7
  40. 40.h4 Ra6
  41. 41.Rg4 Rf6
  42. 42.Qxg3 Qxb2
  43. 43.Qe3 Rd7
  44. 44.e5 Re6
  45. 45.h5 Rxe5
  46. 46.Rxg6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Qh6+

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