Preston Ware vs Mikhail Chigorin

Vienna · 1882 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Preston Ware
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 28
Date 1882.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/N6p/1pB4r/8/5k2/P7/1P6/2K5 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.f4 b6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb7
  4. 4.e3 f5
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Bd2 O-O
  8. 8.Be1 c5
  9. 9.c3 Na6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nc7
  11. 11.Bh4 Ncd5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rac1 Qe7
  15. 15.a3 Kh8
  16. 16.g3 g5
  17. 17.fxg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Qxg5
  19. 19.e4 Ne3
  20. 20.Rf4 cxd4
  21. 21.exf5 Qxf4
  22. 22.gxf4 Rg8+
  23. 23.Kf2 Rg2+
  24. 24.Ke1 Rxe2+
  25. 25.Kxe2 exf5
  26. 26.Nb3 Re8
  27. 27.Kd2 dxc3+
  28. 28.Rxc3 Nd5
  29. 29.Rc4 Re3
  30. 30.Rd4 Rh3
  31. 31.Kc1 Kg7
  32. 32.Nd2 Kg6
  33. 33.Nc4 Kf6
  34. 34.Nd6 Bc6
  35. 35.Bxf5 Rxh2
  36. 36.Bxd7 Nxf4
  37. 37.Rxf4+ Ke5
  38. 38.Bxc6 Kxf4
  39. 39.Nc8 Rh6
  40. 40.Nxa7

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