Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Siegbert Tarrasch
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	0-1
Event	St Petersburg m
Site	St Petersburg
Round	7
Date	1893.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r3k/7p/2p1np2/4p1p1/1P2P3/2q2P2/P4RNP/2R4K w - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
6. 6.Nd5 Ba5
7. 7.O-O d6
8. 8.d3 Bg4
9. 9.c3 Nd7
10. 10.Ne3 Bh5
11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
12. 12.Qa4 Bb6
13. 13.Qxc6 O-O
14. 14.Nf5 Nc5
15. 15.d4 Ne6
16. 16.dxe5 Bxf3
17. 17.gxf3 dxe5
18. 18.Kh1 Qd3
19. 19.Be3 Qe2
20. 20.Nh4 Bxe3
21. 21.fxe3 Qxe3
22. 22.Qc4 Rfd8
23. 23.Nf5 Qd2
24. 24.Rg1 g6
25. 25.Rg2 Qf4
26. 26.Ne7+ Kg7
27. 27.Nd5 Qh6
28. 28.Rag1 Rd7
29. 29.Qc6 Rad8
30. 30.Qxa6 Rd6
31. 31.Qe2 Kh8
32. 32.Qe3 g5
33. 33.Qe1 f6
34. 34.Rf2 c6
35. 35.Ne3 Qh5
36. 36.Ng2 Rd3
37. 37.Rgf1 Qf7
38. 38.b4 Qa7
39. 39.Qc1 Qa6
40. 40.Qc2 Qc4
41. 41.Rc1 Rxc3
42. 42.Qxc3 Qxc3

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