Carl Schlechter vs Mikhail Chigorin

Monte Carlo+ · 1901 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo+
Site Monte Carlo
Round 4
Date 1901.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kP/8/P3p1p1/4P3/8/1pK5/8 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 d6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg4
  7. 7.d5 Nb8
  8. 8.e4 Nbd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nc5
  10. 10.Bc2 a5
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 Nfd7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qg4 Kh8
  15. 15.g3 Rg8
  16. 16.h4 Nf6
  17. 17.Qe2 Qd7
  18. 18.Kg2 g6
  19. 19.f3 Nh5
  20. 20.Rh1 f5
  21. 21.g4 fxg4
  22. 22.fxg4 Raf8
  23. 23.Raf1 Rxf1
  24. 24.Rxf1 Bxh4
  25. 25.Qf3 Nf4+
  26. 26.Bxf4 exf4
  27. 27.Qxf4 Qe7
  28. 28.Nb5 Kg7
  29. 29.Nd4 Bf6
  30. 30.Qe3 Be5
  31. 31.g5 Bxd4
  32. 32.Qxd4+ Qe5
  33. 33.Qxe5+ dxe5
  34. 34.a3 Rf8
  35. 35.Re1 a4
  36. 36.Re3 Rf4
  37. 37.Rf3 Rg4+
  38. 38.Rg3 Rh4
  39. 39.Rh3 Rxh3
  40. 40.Kxh3 Kf7
  41. 41.Kg4 Ke7
  42. 42.Kf3 Kd6
  43. 43.Ke3 c6
  44. 44.Bd1 b5
  45. 45.Be2 bxc4
  46. 46.Bxc4 cxd5
  47. 47.Bxd5 Ne6
  48. 48.Bxe6 Kxe6
  49. 49.Kd3 h5
  50. 50.gxh6 Kf7
  51. 51.b4 axb3
  52. 52.a4 g5
  53. 53.h7 Kg7
  54. 54.a5 b2
  55. 55.Kc2

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