Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1893 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1893.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/Q5pk/8/8/5P1P/3rB1K1/4q3 w - - 5 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.d4 Nd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.c3 Bf6
  9. 9.Ng3 Ndb8
  10. 10.h3 a6
  11. 11.Bc4 Nd7
  12. 12.Be3 Ne7
  13. 13.Qd2 Ng6
  14. 14.Rad1 Qe8
  15. 15.Kh2 Kh8
  16. 16.Bb3 Be7
  17. 17.Ba4 b5
  18. 18.Bc2 Nf6
  19. 19.Ne1 Ng8
  20. 20.f4 exf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Nxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Nh6
  23. 23.Nf3 f6
  24. 24.e5 Be6
  25. 25.exf6 Bxf6
  26. 26.Qe4 Bg8
  27. 27.Qd3 Qd7
  28. 28.Rde1 g6
  29. 29.Qd2 Bg7
  30. 30.b3 Nf7
  31. 31.Qd3 Rae8
  32. 32.Ne4 Nh6
  33. 33.Re2 Nf5
  34. 34.Rfe1 Qd8
  35. 35.Ng3 Rxe2
  36. 36.Qxe2 Nxg3
  37. 37.Kxg3 Qf6
  38. 38.Qe4 c5
  39. 39.dxc5 dxc5
  40. 40.c4 Qd6+
  41. 41.Kf2 bxc4
  42. 42.bxc4 Bd4+
  43. 43.Ke2 Bxc4+
  44. 44.Bd3 Bd5
  45. 45.Qg4 Bxf3+
  46. 46.gxf3 Qh2+
  47. 47.Kd1 Qxa2
  48. 48.Re7 Bg7
  49. 49.Qe4 Qb3+
  50. 50.Ke2 Qb2+
  51. 51.Kf1 c4
  52. 52.Bxc4 Qc1+
  53. 53.Kg2 Qd2+
  54. 54.Kg3 Bd4
  55. 55.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  56. 56.Qh4+ Qh6
  57. 57.Qxd4 Qg5+
  58. 58.Kf2 Rd8
  59. 59.Qa7+ Kh6
  60. 60.Qxa6 Qh4+
  61. 61.Kg2 Rd2+
  62. 62.Be2 Qe1

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