Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

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

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 17
Date 1893.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p3q2/p1p3Q1/2P4p/4p3/2P3p1/P4PK1/3r4 w - - 0 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 f6
  8. 8.c3 Nb6
  9. 9.Bb3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 Be6
  11. 11.O-O Bf7
  12. 12.Ne1 g5
  13. 13.b3 Nc6
  14. 14.Ng3 h5
  15. 15.Be3 Ne7
  16. 16.dxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Nf5 Nxf5
  19. 19.exf5 c6
  20. 20.Qe2 Qa5
  21. 21.b4 Qc7
  22. 22.Bb3 Be7
  23. 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  24. 24.Qc4+ Kg7
  25. 25.h4 gxh4
  26. 26.Nf3 Nf8
  27. 27.Nxh4 Re8
  28. 28.Rad1 Bd8
  29. 29.Bc5 Be7
  30. 30.Rd3 Bxc5
  31. 31.Rg3+ Kh7
  32. 32.bxc5 Re7
  33. 33.Rd1 Rg7
  34. 34.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  35. 35.Rd3 Nh7
  36. 36.Qe6 Rd8
  37. 37.Rg3+ Ng5
  38. 38.Rxg5+ fxg5
  39. 39.f6+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qf5+ Kh8
  41. 41.f7 gxh4
  42. 42.Qg6 Rd1+
  43. 43.Kh2 e4+
  44. 44.g3 hxg3+
  45. 45.Kg2 Qxf7

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