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Chigorin can
refer to:
Mikhail Chigorin (1850–1908),
Russian chess player Chigorin Defense, a
chess opening Chigorin Memorial, a
chess tournament 7268...
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Chigorin Defense is a
chess opening named for 19th-century
Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. An
uncommonly pla****
defense to the Queen's Gambit, it...
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Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin (also Tchigorin; Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Чиго́рин; 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1850 – 25 January [O.S. 12 January] 1908)...
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Chigorin where White has pla**** 10.d3 (or in the case of the
Chigorin, 11.d3 with 10.Bc2 c5 included)
instead of 10.d4 (in the case of the
Chigorin,...
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offered to
organize another Steinitz–
Chigorin match for the
world championship.
Steinitz pla****
against Chigorin in
Havana in 1892, and won
narrowly (ten...
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challenger Mikhail Chigorin. This was Steinitz'
fourth successive world championship match victory, and his
second against Chigorin. He had previously...
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chess but can be a
dangerous weapon in club play. 2...Nc6 –
Chigorin Defense (D07) The
Chigorin Defense takes the game away from the
normal positional channels...
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master competition was
Chigorin. As
noted above, he pla**** the 3...Qe7 line in a game
against Schiffers at St.
Petersburg 1897.
Chigorin lost his
queen on...
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Chigorin would have tied the
match and sent it to a
tiebreaker game.
After 31...Rcd2, he pla**** 32.Bb4??.
Steinitz replied 32...Rxh2+ and
Chigorin immediately...
- For many
years he was the
second leading Russian player after Mikhail Chigorin.
Schiffers parents emigrated from Germany. He was born in
Saint Petersburg...
