Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1898 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 89 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P3pk1/3p2pb/3Pp3/1Q2P3/2P5/KN2q3/8 b - - 6 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.d4 Nd7
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.Ng3 Bf6
  9. 9.c3 Ne7
  10. 10.Bd3 Re8
  11. 11.Nh5 Ng6
  12. 12.h3 Be7
  13. 13.Nh2 c5
  14. 14.Bc2 Qb6
  15. 15.d5 Nf6
  16. 16.Ng3 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf3 Bd8
  18. 18.Ba4 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxd7 Nxd7
  20. 20.Qa4 Nf6
  21. 21.Rb1 Qc7
  22. 22.b4 b6
  23. 23.Be3 Qc8
  24. 24.Kh2 Bc7
  25. 25.Nd2 Qd8
  26. 26.Qd1 Rc8
  27. 27.b5 Qd7
  28. 28.Nc4 g6
  29. 29.a4 h5
  30. 30.f3 h4
  31. 31.Ne2 N6h5
  32. 32.Bf2 Kg7
  33. 33.Nxf4 Nxf4
  34. 34.Be3 Nh5
  35. 35.Bf2 Rh8
  36. 36.Qc1 Bd8
  37. 37.Re1 Nf4
  38. 38.Qc2 Rb8
  39. 39.Be3 Nh5
  40. 40.Ra1 Be7
  41. 41.Reb1 Ng3
  42. 42.Bf2 Qd8
  43. 43.a5 Bg5
  44. 44.axb6 axb6
  45. 45.Ra6 Bf4
  46. 46.Kg1 Re8
  47. 47.Rba1 Re7
  48. 48.Ra7 Rxa7
  49. 49.Rxa7 Ra8
  50. 50.Ra6 Rb8
  51. 51.Bxg3 Bxg3
  52. 52.Qc1 Bf4
  53. 53.Qa1 Qd7
  54. 54.Qa4 Qd8
  55. 55.Qa1 Qd7
  56. 56.Qa4 Qd8
  57. 57.Qa1 Qd7
  58. 58.Qb1 Qd8
  59. 59.Ra7 Kg8
  60. 60.Qa1 Kg7
  61. 61.Kf1 Kg8
  62. 62.Ke2 Qg5
  63. 63.Qf1 Qd8
  64. 64.Kd3 Bh6
  65. 65.Qa1 Qg5
  66. 66.Qg1 Qd8
  67. 67.g3 hxg3
  68. 68.Qxg3 Ra8
  69. 69.Rxa8 Qxa8
  70. 70.Qe1 Qc8
  71. 71.h4 Qh3
  72. 72.Qe2 Qxh4
  73. 73.Nxb6 Qh1
  74. 74.Kc2 Qa1
  75. 75.Kb3 Qb1+
  76. 76.Qb2 Qf1
  77. 77.Nc4 Qxf3
  78. 78.b6 Qd1+
  79. 79.Qc2 Qa1
  80. 80.Na3 c4+
  81. 81.Nxc4 Qa6
  82. 82.Qa2 Qb5+
  83. 83.Kc2 Kg7
  84. 84.Qb3 Qc5
  85. 85.Qb4 Qg1
  86. 86.b7 Qc1+
  87. 87.Kb3 Qd1+
  88. 88.Ka2 Qe2+
  89. 89.Nb2

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