Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin

Ostende · 1905 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ostende
Site Ostende
Round 19
Date 1905.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A83)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6p1/7k/R7/6PP/8/1r2K3/8 w - - 49 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.e4 fxe4
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 c6
  5. 5.f3 Qa5
  6. 6.Bxf6 exf6
  7. 7.fxe4 Bb4
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 d5
  10. 10.exd5 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Bg4
  12. 12.Nge2 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Nxc5
  14. 14.a3 Qb6
  15. 15.Kh1 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Bxc3
  17. 17.Nxc3 Rfe8
  18. 18.b3 Rac8
  19. 19.Ne4 f5
  20. 20.Ng3 Re3
  21. 21.Qd2 Rec3
  22. 22.Rac1 h5
  23. 23.d6 Qc5
  24. 24.b4 Qc4
  25. 25.d7 Rd8
  26. 26.Nxf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Qe6
  28. 28.Rd5 Re3
  29. 29.Kg1 Re2
  30. 30.Rd6 Rxd2
  31. 31.Rxe6 R8xd7
  32. 32.h3 Rf7
  33. 33.Rg6 Re7
  34. 34.Kh2 h4
  35. 35.c4 Ra2
  36. 36.Rg4 Rxa3
  37. 37.Rxh4 Rb3
  38. 38.c5 a5
  39. 39.bxa5 Ra3
  40. 40.c6 bxc6
  41. 41.Rxc6 Rxa5
  42. 42.Rc8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rf4+ Kg6
  44. 44.h4 Kh7
  45. 45.Rg4 Rae5
  46. 46.Kh3 Re3+
  47. 47.g3 R3e4
  48. 48.Rc6 R7e6
  49. 49.Rc7 Rxg4
  50. 50.Kxg4 Rg6+
  51. 51.Kh3 Ra6
  52. 52.Rc3 Kh6
  53. 53.g4 Rb6
  54. 54.Kg3 Ra6
  55. 55.Re3 Rb6
  56. 56.Re4 Ra6
  57. 57.Re8 Ra3+
  58. 58.Kf2 Ra2+
  59. 59.Kf3 Ra3+
  60. 60.Re3 Ra6
  61. 61.Re4 Rf6+
  62. 62.Ke3 Ra6
  63. 63.Rc4 Rb6
  64. 64.Ke4 Ra6
  65. 65.Rd4 Re6+
  66. 66.Kf5 Ra6
  67. 67.Ke5 Kh7
  68. 68.Rd5 Rb6
  69. 69.Kf5 Rf6+
  70. 70.Kg5 Rg6+
  71. 71.Kf4 Rf6+
  72. 72.Kg3 Ra6
  73. 73.Re5 Kh6
  74. 74.Kf4 Rb6
  75. 75.Ra5 Rb4+
  76. 76.Kf3 Rb3+
  77. 77.Ke2 Rb2+

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