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Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892)  ·  Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52)  ·  1-0
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Feb-15-04  Egghead: 39. ... Kh6 40.g5+ Kh5 41.Qxf7+ Kh4 42.Qxh7#
Mar-05-06
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  patzer2: Chigorin's 32. Bxg7+! is the solution to number 1165 in Informant's 1980 "Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames," and is classified as a decoy (spelled "dicoying" in this multi-language reference book).

This sham sacrifice demolishes the last of the Black King's pawn protection and exposes him and his defending pieces to a decisive attack.

Feb-28-08  Knight13: The sniper on a1 evidently pierced the Black king's heart.

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