I. Sybin vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg · 1900 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White I. Sybin
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1900.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pbp2r1p/7r/5p2/3Qp1q1/6PN/PPP2P1K/R4R2 w - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.d4 Nd7
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Ne2 O-O
  10. 10.Ng3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Be3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nh4 Nc4
  14. 14.Ngf5 g6
  15. 15.Bh6 gxf5
  16. 16.Qd3 Rf7
  17. 17.Qxc4 fxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 f5
  19. 19.Qxc6 Rb8
  20. 20.Nf3 Rb6
  21. 21.Qd5 Bb7
  22. 22.Qd1 e4
  23. 23.Ng5 Bxh2+
  24. 24.Kxh2 Rxh6+
  25. 25.Nh3 Qh4
  26. 26.Qd4 Qf4+
  27. 27.g3 Qg4

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