Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1893 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 9
Date 1893.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/6P1/7P/5R1K/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Nxd2
  12. 12.Qxd2 Ne7
  13. 13.Ng5 Ng6
  14. 14.Qe2 Qd7
  15. 15.Be3 Bg4
  16. 16.Qd3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Qxe3 h6
  18. 18.e6 fxe6
  19. 19.Nxe6 Qxe6
  20. 20.Qxe6+ Bxe6
  21. 21.Bxg6 c5
  22. 22.Rfe1 Rf6
  23. 23.Bh5 Rd8
  24. 24.Re5 Kf8
  25. 25.Rae1 Rd6
  26. 26.f4 g6
  27. 27.Bxg6 Rxg6
  28. 28.f5 Rf6
  29. 29.fxe6 Ke7
  30. 30.Rd1 Rfxe6
  31. 31.Rdxd5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Rxd5 Re2
  33. 33.Rxc5 Rxb2
  34. 34.Rc6 Rxa2
  35. 35.Rxh6 a5
  36. 36.h4 a4
  37. 37.Ra6 Rc2
  38. 38.Ra5 Kf6
  39. 39.Rxb5 Rxc3
  40. 40.Kh2 Kg6
  41. 41.Ra5 a3
  42. 42.g3 Rc2+
  43. 43.Kh3 Ra2
  44. 44.Kg4 Ra1
  45. 45.Ra6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Kg5 a2
  47. 47.g4 Ke7
  48. 48.Ra7+ Ke8
  49. 49.h5 Kf8
  50. 50.h6 Rb1
  51. 51.Rxa2 Kg8
  52. 52.Ra8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Ra7+ Kh8
  54. 54.Rf7 Rb5+
  55. 55.Kg6 Rb6+
  56. 56.Rf6 Rb8
  57. 57.g5 Ra8
  58. 58.Rf5 Kg8
  59. 59.Rd5 Rb8
  60. 60.Kh5 Ra8
  61. 61.g6 Kh8
  62. 62.Rf5 Rg8
  63. 63.g7+

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