Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

The Game

White	Siegbert Tarrasch
Black	Mikhail Chigorin
Result	0-1
Event	St Petersburg m
Site	St Petersburg
Round	19
Date	1893.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2p2pb1/p5p1/1pq5/5P2/2P2P2/4rNKp/R1Q5 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.d4 Nd7
7. 7.Ne2 b5
8. 8.Bb3 Na5
9. 9.dxe5 Nxb3
10. 10.axb3 Nxe5
11. 11.Nfd4 Bb7
12. 12.Ng3 g6
13. 13.f4 Nd7
14. 14.b4 Bg7
15. 15.Nb3 O-O
16. 16.O-O Re8
17. 17.Re1 Nf6
18. 18.Nd2 Qd7
19. 19.h3 Re7
20. 20.Re2 Rae8
21. 21.Qf1 h5
22. 22.h4 Qg4
23. 23.Qf2 Qxh4
24. 24.Nf3 Qg4
25. 25.e5 Nd5
26. 26.Nh2 Qd7
27. 27.exd6 Qxd6
28. 28.Rxe7 Rxe7
29. 29.c3 Nxb4
30. 30.Be3 Nd3
31. 31.Qd2 Nxb2
32. 32.Qc1 Nc4
33. 33.Bf2 h4
34. 34.Ngf1 Re2
35. 35.Nf3 h3
36. 36.Ng3 Bxf3
37. 37.gxf3 h2+
38. 38.Kg2 Ne3+
39. 39.Kh1 Qc6
40. 40.Ne4 Ng4
41. 41.Kg2 Nxf2
42. 42.Nxf2 Qc5

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