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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin
Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892)  ·  Colle System (D05)  ·  1-0
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-12-07
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  keypusher: Steinitz plays a nice exchange sacrifice in this game.
Feb-29-08  Knight13: This is a very instructive positional slaughter.
Dec-19-09
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  Shams: <This is a very instructive positional slaughter.>

Chigorin may as well have walked himself to the abattoir personally. The early c4-c5 is countered by the dark square break ...e6-e5, full stop. What was black thinking surrendering the dark squares with ...f7-f5?


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