Johannes Von Minckwitz vs Mikhail Chigorin

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · French Defense · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Johannes Von Minckwitz
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 12
Date 1881.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P6/2R5/1K1P4/2Pk4/r7/8 b - - 0 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg5 Bg4
  9. 9.Kh1 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 Qd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Qh3
  13. 13.Be2 Bd6
  14. 14.f4 Ng4
  15. 15.Bxg4 Qxg4
  16. 16.Rg1 Qf3+
  17. 17.Rg2 Ne7
  18. 18.Qe2 Qxe2
  19. 19.Nxe2 Nf5
  20. 20.Ng3 Nh4
  21. 21.Rgg1 f5
  22. 22.Nh5 Rf7
  23. 23.Rg3 Re8
  24. 24.Rag1 Bf8
  25. 25.Rh3 Be7
  26. 26.Rhg3 g6
  27. 27.Rh3 Kh8
  28. 28.Ng3 Nf3
  29. 29.Rd1 Ref8
  30. 30.Ne2 Nh4
  31. 31.Nc1 h6
  32. 32.Nd3 g5
  33. 33.Ne5 Rg7
  34. 34.fxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.Bxg5 Bxg5
  36. 36.Nf3 Re8
  37. 37.Nxh4 Bxh4
  38. 38.Rxh4+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rf4 Re2
  40. 40.Rc1 Rg5
  41. 41.h4 Rh5
  42. 42.Kg2 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf3 Re6
  44. 44.c3 Ra6
  45. 45.a3 Rb6
  46. 46.Rc2 Rf6
  47. 47.Re2 a5
  48. 48.Kg3 a4
  49. 49.Rf3 Re6
  50. 50.Rxe6 Kxe6
  51. 51.Re3+ Kd6
  52. 52.Re8 Rh6
  53. 53.Ra8 Rg6+
  54. 54.Kh3 Rg1
  55. 55.Rxa4 Rg8
  56. 56.Rb4 b6
  57. 57.a4 f4
  58. 58.a5 bxa5
  59. 59.Ra4 Ke6
  60. 60.Rxa5 c6
  61. 61.Ra1 Kf5
  62. 62.Re1 f3
  63. 63.Re5+ Kf4
  64. 64.Rg5 Rb8
  65. 65.Rg4+ Kf5
  66. 66.b4 Ra8
  67. 67.Kg3 Ra3
  68. 68.Rf4+ Kg6
  69. 69.Rxf3 Kh5
  70. 70.Re3 Rb3
  71. 71.f4 Rb1
  72. 72.Re5+ Kg6
  73. 73.Re6+ Kf5
  74. 74.Rxc6 Rg1+
  75. 75.Kf3 Rh1
  76. 76.b5 Rh3+
  77. 77.Ke2 Rxh4
  78. 78.Rd6 Ke4
  79. 79.Re6+ Kxf4
  80. 80.Re5 Rh2+
  81. 81.Kd3 Rh3+
  82. 82.Kc2 Rh2+
  83. 83.Kb3 Rg2
  84. 84.Rxd5 Ke4
  85. 85.Rc5 Kd3
  86. 86.Kb4 Ra2
  87. 87.b6

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