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Mikhail Chigorin vs Hermann Clemenz
St. Petersburg (1880), St. Petersburg RUS
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 6s/ply)6...O-O was played in Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1868 (0-1)better is 10...d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Bb2 b6 13.Nb1 Bb7 14.Nd2 b5 15.Qb1 = -0.24 (25 ply)= +0.39 (28 ply) after 11.h3 h6 12.Be3 Bd7 13.g4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Ne5 15.Qd2 b5 better is 15.a5 Rfd8 16.Kg1 Rd7 17.Nd1 d5 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.exd5 ⩲ +0.67 (27 ply)= +0.17 (31 ply) after 15...Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.f6 Bxg2+ 18.Qxg2 gxf6 19.Bxf6 17...h6 18.g5 hxg5 19.Bxg5 Kh7 20.Rg1 Rh8 21.Bf3 Kg8 ⩲ +0.81 (28 ply) ± +2.10 (26 ply) 18...Kh8 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 Rg8 21.f6 Bf8 22.Qh4 Nb8 23.Ne3 ± +1.76 (24 ply)+- +2.70 (26 ply)24...Rf7 25.Bxh6 Kf8 26.Bc1 Ke7 27.gxf7 Bxf7 28.Qh8 Kd7 +- +9.68 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-01-04
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  Chessical: Chigorin leaves his opponent in a zugzwang. Two examples:

<24...Qe7> 25.Bxh6 gxh6 26.Nxh6+ Kg7 27.Nf7 Rxf7 28.gxf7+ Kf8 29.Rg8#; or

<24...d5> 25.Bxh6 Bxg6 26.fxg6 Re8 27.Bxg7 Qxg7 28.Nh6+ Kf8 29.Nf5 Qg8 30.g7+

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