Carl Schlechter vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1899 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 9
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kp/4P3/1p2p3/1B6/6P1/4K3/8 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Qe2 O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 a6
  10. 10.a4 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nbd5
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Qc7
  15. 15.c4 Nd7
  16. 16.Ng4 Rd8
  17. 17.Bc2 Nf8
  18. 18.Rb1 Bd7
  19. 19.Ne5 Bd6
  20. 20.Nxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.g3 b6
  22. 22.a5 bxa5
  23. 23.Ba4 Rdd8
  24. 24.c5 Be7
  25. 25.Bf4 Qc8
  26. 26.Qe4 g5
  27. 27.Be3 f5
  28. 28.Qb7 Ng6
  29. 29.Bb3 Kf7
  30. 30.Qf3 Kg7
  31. 31.Bc4 f4
  32. 32.Bd2 e5
  33. 33.Bc3 Rf8
  34. 34.Qe4 Ra7
  35. 35.Rb6 fxg3
  36. 36.hxg3 Qh3
  37. 37.Bf1 Qh5
  38. 38.Be2 Qh6
  39. 39.Kg2 g4
  40. 40.Qxg4 Bd8
  41. 41.Bd2 Rxf2+
  42. 42.Kxf2 Qh2+
  43. 43.Ke3 Bxb6
  44. 44.cxb6 Re7
  45. 45.d5 Rf7
  46. 46.Rf1 Rxf1
  47. 47.Bxf1 Qg1+
  48. 48.Ke2 Qxb6
  49. 49.Qd7+ Kg8
  50. 50.Bh3 Nf8
  51. 51.Be6+ Nxe6
  52. 52.dxe6 Qb5+
  53. 53.Qxb5 axb5
  54. 54.Bxa5 Kg7
  55. 55.Bb4

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