Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg m · 1893 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 15
Date 1893.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5kr1/1pp5/p2p1p2/3Pp2R/2P1n3/4P3/PP2K1q1/3Q3R w - - 2 46

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 Be7
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.Ng3 Bf6
  10. 10.h3 Ne7
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.Bb3 Re8
  13. 13.Qd3 Ndf8
  14. 14.Ne2 Qe7
  15. 15.Bc2 Bd7
  16. 16.Be3 Rad8
  17. 17.d5 h6
  18. 18.Kh2 Nh7
  19. 19.c4 Rf8
  20. 20.Ng3 Ng5
  21. 21.Nxg5 Bxg5
  22. 22.Nf5 Qf6
  23. 23.g3 Bxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Nh8
  25. 25.Rf3 Rde8
  26. 26.Raf1 Bxf5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Qe7
  28. 28.Bd1 g6
  29. 29.Rf6 Kg7
  30. 30.R6f2 f6
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.g4 hxg4
  33. 33.Kg3 Nf7
  34. 34.Bxg4 Rh8
  35. 35.Rh2 Ref8
  36. 36.h5 gxh5
  37. 37.Bxh5 Rfg8
  38. 38.Kf2 Kf8
  39. 39.Rfh1 Ng5
  40. 40.Ke2 Qh7
  41. 41.Rh4 Qg7
  42. 42.Qc2 Rh6
  43. 43.Qa4 Rxh5
  44. 44.Rxh5 Nxe4
  45. 45.Qd1 Qg2+

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