Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 5
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1Q6/5ppk/7p/8/1Pr4P/4q1N1/6PK/8 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.e4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Bc7
  11. 11.Qb3 c5
  12. 12.d5 Ne5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Rfe1 a6
  15. 15.a4 Qc7
  16. 16.h3 Rb8
  17. 17.a5 b5
  18. 18.axb6 Rxb6
  19. 19.Qc2 Bd4
  20. 20.Na4 Rb8
  21. 21.Bc3 exd5
  22. 22.exd5 Bb7
  23. 23.Qd3 Bxd5
  24. 24.Bxd4 cxd4
  25. 25.Bxd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Qxd4 Nf4
  27. 27.Nc3 Red8
  28. 28.Qe3 h6
  29. 29.Rxa6 Qb7
  30. 30.Qxf4 Qxa6
  31. 31.Re7 Qg6
  32. 32.b4 Rbc8
  33. 33.Re3 Rd3
  34. 34.Ne4 Rxe3
  35. 35.fxe3 Rc2
  36. 36.Ng3 Qc6
  37. 37.Ne4 Rc4
  38. 38.Qb8+ Qc8
  39. 39.Qe5 Qe6
  40. 40.Qb8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Ng3 Qxe3+
  42. 42.Kh2 Rc1
  43. 43.h4 Rc4

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