Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch (1905)

Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Ostend (1905) · French Defense: Chigorin Variation (C00) · 0-1

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Dec-08-03		Dick Brain: White blundered in the king and pawn endgame by move 50. gxf6? He could have saved the game with 50. Kg4 Ke5 51. g6 h6 (hxg6 doesn't win either - both players get queens) 52. Kh5! draw

Jan-26-07		arminsson: An instructive comment. Thanks.

Aug-24-07		arnaud1959: I thought this opening was called "King's indian attack" (d3,Bg2,Qe2) and not "French defence"

Sep-15-07		pastpawn: <arnaud1959: I thought this opening was called "King's indian attack" (d3,Bg2,Qe2) and not "French defence"> 2 e2 in the French is, I believe, Chigorin's own variation. In the King's Indian Attack, White plays a King's Indian Defence with colours reversed: (e4) f3 g3 g2 d3 0-0, etc. In this game, the f-pawn moves before the .

Sep-16-07		cheski: A century later... <Dick Brain: White blundered in the king and pawn endgame by move 50. gxf6? He could have saved the game with 50. Kg4 Ke5 51. g6 h6 (hxg6 doesn't win either - both players get queens) 52. Kh5! draw> and then continued 52...Ke4 53.Kg4 h5+ 54.Kxh5 Kf3 <stalemate>, similar to the Anand - Kramnik game in Mexico Round 3???

Jun-01-11		kevins55555: It's weird how Chigorin plays his Queen in the opening. lol...

Jun-23-12		vinidivici: 50.gxf6 is a blunder. 50.Kg4 would do no better for black than a draw.

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