CHESSDORRAPuzzles

Historic chess games

Chigorin–Janowski, Hastings 1895

Date 1895-08-31 · Round 20 · Result 0–1

A bishop sacrifice after opposite-side castling

Chigorin answers 14...Bxb2+ with 15.Kxb2, and the queen enters with 15...Qa2+. Track how the white king’s position changes after it takes the bishop. The score ends with 16...Nd4.

Position before the move 14...Bxb2+

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Complete game score

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Qf3 Be6 9. Nge2 f5 10. Qh3 Qd6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. a3 Bxa3 14. Nb1 Bxb2+ 15. Kxb2 Qa2+ 16. Kc1 Nd4 0-1

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