Johannes Zukertort vs Mikhail Chigorin

DSB-02.Kongress · 1881 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Johannes Zukertort
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event DSB-02.Kongress
Site Berlin
Round 14
Date 1881.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1bk/3r2np/qpB3p1/8/1B3P2/P1Q5/6PP/2R2RK1 b - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.e5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxd4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf5 d5
  9. 9.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  10. 10.f3 Nc5
  11. 11.b4 Ne6
  12. 12.f4 f5
  13. 13.Ba4 c6
  14. 14.Bb3 a5
  15. 15.bxa5 Qxa5
  16. 16.Be3 Nc5
  17. 17.Nd2 b6
  18. 18.c4 Be6
  19. 19.cxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nf3 Kh8
  21. 21.Nd4 Bg8
  22. 22.Bd2 Qa6
  23. 23.Bb4 Rfc8
  24. 24.Bc2 Qc4
  25. 25.a3 Ne6
  26. 26.Nxf5 Nxf5
  27. 27.Bxf5 g6
  28. 28.Bg4 Re8
  29. 29.Rc1 Qa6
  30. 30.Qd2 Ra7
  31. 31.Bf3 Nc5
  32. 32.Bxd5 Rd7
  33. 33.e6 Nxe6
  34. 34.Qc3+ Ng7
  35. 35.Bc6

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