Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers vs Mikhail Chigorin

RUS-ch03 · 1903 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event RUS-ch03
Site Kiev
Round 7
Date 1903.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r2r3/p3k2p/6p1/4qb2/2Q5/b6P/P1B1N3/1K2R3 w - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Be3 d6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.h3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Ne2 e5
  7. 7.c3 Qe7
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O-O d5
  11. 11.f3 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 dxe4
  13. 13.fxe4 Nd5
  14. 14.exd5 Qxe3
  15. 15.Kb1 Nb6
  16. 16.Nc4 Nxc4
  17. 17.Qxc4 c6
  18. 18.dxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Rb8
  20. 20.Qc1 Qf2
  21. 21.Rhf1 Qxg2
  22. 22.Rxf7 Kxf7
  23. 23.Qc7+ Bd7
  24. 24.Bc4+ Ke7
  25. 25.Re1 Qe4+
  26. 26.Ka1 Bxd4
  27. 27.Bb3 Qe5
  28. 28.Qc4 Bxb2+
  29. 29.Kb1 Bf5+
  30. 30.Bc2 Ba3+

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