Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1893 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 11
Date 1893.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5N2/2b3pk/2p3qp/p4p2/2P5/3R1QPP/1r6/6K1 b - - 3 53

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.Bxc6+ bxc6
  7. 7.d4 Nd7
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.Be3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Qe7
  12. 12.Na4 Rb8
  13. 13.b3 Bb7
  14. 14.c4 Rbd8
  15. 15.Qa5 c5
  16. 16.b4 Qe6
  17. 17.bxc5 Be7
  18. 18.Nd2 Nf6
  19. 19.f3 Rd3
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rab1 Bc6
  22. 22.Nb2 R3d7
  23. 23.Rbc1 Nh5
  24. 24.Nd1 Nf4
  25. 25.Bxf4 exf4
  26. 26.Nb3 Bh4
  27. 27.Nf2 Qh6
  28. 28.Rc2 Qg6
  29. 29.Qc3 Qh5
  30. 30.e5 Qg6
  31. 31.Rd2 Bxf3
  32. 32.Qxf3 Rxd2
  33. 33.Nxd2 Rxd2
  34. 34.Rf1 h6
  35. 35.Qxf4 Bg5
  36. 36.Qf3 Be7
  37. 37.Kh1 Rxa2
  38. 38.Nd3 Bg5
  39. 39.Nb4 Rb2
  40. 40.Nd5 c6
  41. 41.Nc3 Rb3
  42. 42.Rd1 Kh7
  43. 43.h3 Be7
  44. 44.Rd3 Bxc5
  45. 45.Ne4 Rb1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Bg1+
  47. 47.Kh1 Bd4+
  48. 48.Kh2 Bxe5+
  49. 49.g3 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kg1 f5
  51. 51.Nc5 a5
  52. 52.Nd7 Bc7
  53. 53.Nf8+

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