Jackson Whipps Showalter vs Mikhail Chigorin

Nuremberg · 1896 · Chigorin Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Jackson Whipps Showalter
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rk3/p1p2R2/3r1b1p/nq1PNQ2/1p2PP2/8/PP3P2/1KB3R1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Qb3 Bxf3
  6. 6.gxf3 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nc3 Nge7
  8. 8.Bd2 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Rb8
  10. 10.h4 Nf5
  11. 11.O-O-O dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Be7
  13. 13.Ne4 b5
  14. 14.Bd3 Rb6
  15. 15.Ng5 h6
  16. 16.Bxf5 exf5
  17. 17.Nf3 b4
  18. 18.d5 Na5
  19. 19.Qd3 Qd7
  20. 20.Kb1 Rd8
  21. 21.Bc1 Rd6
  22. 22.Ne5 Qe8
  23. 23.Qxf5 Bf6
  24. 24.Rhg1 Bxh4
  25. 25.Rg4 Bf6
  26. 26.Rdg1 Kf8
  27. 27.e4 Qb5
  28. 28.Rxg7 Ke8
  29. 29.Rxf7

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