Beniamino Vergani vs Mikhail Chigorin

Hastings · 1895 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Beniamino Vergani
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 0-1
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/pp4r1/2p2r2/4Pq2/3PQpp1/1PP5/P7/6RK w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 c6
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qe7
  11. 11.c3 Nxb3
  12. 12.Nxb3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nfd2 Qg5
  15. 15.Rae1 Bg4
  16. 16.Qf2 f5
  17. 17.Kh1 Qg6
  18. 18.Nc1 f4
  19. 19.e4 Ne3
  20. 20.Rg1 Qh5
  21. 21.Nf3 Nxg2
  22. 22.Nxe5 Bh3
  23. 23.Rxg2 Bxg2+
  24. 24.Qxg2 Qxe5
  25. 25.Qf3 Rae8
  26. 26.d4 Qe6
  27. 27.e5 Re7
  28. 28.Rg1 h6
  29. 29.b3 g5
  30. 30.Nd3 Rg7
  31. 31.h3 Kh8
  32. 32.Nc5 Qf5
  33. 33.Ne4 h5
  34. 34.Nf6 g4
  35. 35.hxg4 hxg4
  36. 36.Qe4 Rxf6

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