Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/1p4p1/2p4p/p4q2/P3Q1R1/1B3P1P/5P2/2n1b2K w - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.h3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bh2 Qa5
  11. 11.Rc1 N7b6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bb4
  13. 13.Qc2 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Ba3
  15. 15.Rd1 Nd5
  16. 16.Rd3 e5
  17. 17.e4 Nxc3
  18. 18.O-O exd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Nb5
  20. 20.Ra4 Qb6
  21. 21.Ng5 Qc5
  22. 22.Qd2 h6
  23. 23.Nf3 Qe7
  24. 24.e5 a5
  25. 25.Rh4 Bb4
  26. 26.Qc2 Kh8
  27. 27.Bf4 f5
  28. 28.exf6 Rxf6
  29. 29.Bg5 Bf5
  30. 30.Qc1 Raf8
  31. 31.a4 Nc3
  32. 32.Kh1 Bd3
  33. 33.Re1 Ne2
  34. 34.Qd1 Bxe1
  35. 35.Qxd3 Rxf3
  36. 36.gxf3 Qxg5
  37. 37.Rg4 Nc1
  38. 38.Qe4 Qf5

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