Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin (1892)

Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892) · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Bishop Check line (C58) · 0-1

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Jun-16-03		Honza Cervenka: If 21.Qxd3, then 21...Qe1+ with mate.

May-14-07		fm avari viraf: White paid the price for not playing the opening so well. On the other hand, Chigorin explioted each & every weakness of White's.

Jun-25-07		Rama: I thought 15. ... Nxb3, was logical, exchanging black's worst piece for white's only developed piece. But the sneak-attack 16. ... Ne3!, sets up 19. ... Nac4!. From this post the N supports the Ne3, which plays a decisive role. Note that White loses a Rook after 19. Qf2 (instead of Kd2) Nc2+!, 20. Ke2 Qxf2+, 21. Kxf2 Nxb3, 22. axb3 Nxa1. Chigorin was deadly here.

Oct-07-07		RookFile: For some reason Steinitz spends two moves with his king's bishop <and then> retreats it to its home square. Chigorin, of course, is only too happy to slap him upside the head.

Oct-07-07		chancho: <RookFile> Sadly for Tchigorin the one laughing the most was dear ole Wilhelm, as he retained his title when Mikhail blundered like a blind gibbon by falling into a mate in two.

Oct-07-07		RookFile: Sure. That really was a 9:9 match, but for that chess accident.

Feb-28-08		Knight13: A complete cliff-fall of this game played two rounds earlier: Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892.

Feb-28-08		keypusher: Looks like a Schulten-Morphy game. 8. Bf1 -- not one of Steinitz's better ideas.

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