Jackson Whipps Showalter vs Mikhail Chigorin

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Jackson Whipps Showalter
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 30
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C59)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4pp1/7p/2r5/3p4/1P5B/P1P2KP1/8 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Be2 h6
  9. 9.Nf3 e4
  10. 10.Ne5 Qc7
  11. 11.d4 exd3
  12. 12.Nxd3 Bd6
  13. 13.f4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bf5
  15. 15.Nc3 Rad8
  16. 16.Qe1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Qg3 Nc4
  18. 18.b3 Nd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Bg4 Bxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Ne3
  22. 22.Bxe3 Rxe3
  23. 23.Qd2 Bxf4
  24. 24.Qf2 Bxh2+
  25. 25.Kh1 d4
  26. 26.Rad1 Bg3
  27. 27.Qd2 Qe7
  28. 28.Bh3 Bc7
  29. 29.Qf2 Rd5
  30. 30.Rd3 Rh5
  31. 31.Kg1 Bg3
  32. 32.Qd2 Re2
  33. 33.Qd1 Bc7
  34. 34.Rdf3 Qe5
  35. 35.Rf4 Qe3+
  36. 36.R4f2 Rxf2
  37. 37.Rxf2 Bg3
  38. 38.Qe2 Bxf2+
  39. 39.Qxf2 Qxf2+
  40. 40.Kxf2 Rc5

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