CHESSDORRAChigorin–Pillsbury, Hastings 1895
Date 1895-08-05 · Round 1 · Result 1–0
Two queens and a series of checks
With 42.g8=Q, Chigorin gains a second queen. Black replies immediately with 42...Qxc3+. Follow the white king as it evades the checks while White keeps both queens.
Position before the move 42.g8=Q
Complete game score
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qg3 Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Qxg7 Kd7 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Rf1 Be7 14. Qxf7 Kc8 15. Bg5 Rf8 16. Qe6+ Kb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nb6 20. Bd5 a6 21. Kd2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rg8 23. g4 Bb4+ 24. Nxb4 Qd4 25. Nc2 Nxc2 26. Kxc2 Rg6 27. Bd2 Rd6 28. Rf3 Qa4+ 29. Kc1 Qxa2 30. Bc3 Rc6 31. Qxh7 b5 32. Qe7 Qb3 33. Kd2 a5 34. Rf5 Kb7 35. Rc5 Raa6 36. g5 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 Rc6 38. Qd5 Qa4 39. g6 b4 40. g7 bxc3+ 41. bxc3 Qa3 42. g8=Q Qxc3+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Kf3 Qd1+ 45. Kg3 Qg1+ 46. Kh4 Qf2+ 47. Kh5 Qf3+ 48. Qg4 Qf6 49. Qgf5 Qh6+ 50. Kg4 Qg7+ 51. Qg5 1-0