Theodor Von Scheve vs Mikhail Chigorin

Monte Carlo · 1902 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Theodor Von Scheve
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 5
Date 1902.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/K2k4/1P5p/n2NP3/5P2/8/6P1/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 Qe7
  9. 9.Ne5 Bf5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Bxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nc5
  13. 13.Qc2 Nfe4
  14. 14.f3 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 h6
  16. 16.f4 f5
  17. 17.b4 Nd7
  18. 18.g4 c5
  19. 19.gxf5 exf5
  20. 20.Qb3 Nb6
  21. 21.a4 cxb4
  22. 22.Qxb4 Qxb4
  23. 23.cxb4 Rac8
  24. 24.Ke2 Rc2
  25. 25.Rhc1 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Nxa4
  27. 27.Rc7 Rf7
  28. 28.Rc8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Kd3 Nb6
  30. 30.Rd8 Rc7
  31. 31.Nf3 g6
  32. 32.Nd4 Rc8
  33. 33.Ne6 Rxd8
  34. 34.Nxd8 Kg8
  35. 35.Kd4 Kf8
  36. 36.Nxb7 Ke7
  37. 37.Na5 Ke6
  38. 38.Nc6 Nc8
  39. 39.Kc5 Nb6
  40. 40.Nxa7 Nc4
  41. 41.b5 g5
  42. 42.b6 gxf4
  43. 43.exf4 Na5
  44. 44.Nc6 Nb7+
  45. 45.Kb5 Kd7
  46. 46.Nd4 Nd8
  47. 47.Ka6 Kc8
  48. 48.Ka7 Nb7
  49. 49.Nxf5 Na5
  50. 50.Ne7+ Kd7
  51. 51.Nxd5

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