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Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Chigorin - Tarrasch (1893), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 6, Oct-17
French Defense: Chigorin Variation (C00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Qd1 was played in R Antoniewski vs A Szymanski, 2011 (1-0)better is 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O d5 8.Qe2 Nf6 9.e5 Nd7 10.c3 c4 11.b3 = +0.14 (23 ply) 6...d5 7.Nce2 dxe4 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.a3 Nc6 ⩱ -0.53 (21 ply)= +0.30 (22 ply)better is 10...Ne7 11.O-O e5 12.d3 h5 13.c3 Qd8 14.h3 Nc6 15.Be3 = -0.01 (23 ply)better is 11.e5 Bxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 Nf6 14.b3 Bc6 15.O-O O-O ⩲ +0.51 (23 ply)= +0.01 (23 ply) after 11...Ne7 12.d3 O-O 13.O-O Nc6 14.Be3 a5 15.Rab1 d5 16.Bf4 better is 15...Rd8 16.Qc2 Ba4 17.Qe2 Bc6 = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (27 ply)better is 18.Bd2 Ne7 19.Bc3 e5 20.Ne1 Bd7 21.Nc2 Nc6 22.Ne3 Nd4 ⩲ +0.59 (26 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply)better is 23.Qd2 Bg4 24.Re1 Nb3 25.Qc2 Nd4 26.Qd2 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (23 ply)better is 26.h4 Qe7 27.Nd2 g6 28.h5 O-O 29.Nf3 Bg5 30.Nxg5 Qxg5 ⩱ -0.53 (21 ply) 26...g6 27.h4 h5 28.Bf3 g5 29.Bxh5 gxh4 30.b4 axb3 ⩱ -1.15 (23 ply)= -0.15 (24 ply) 28.h4 Bf6 29.Nd2 O-O 30.Nf3 g6 31.h5 Kg7 32.Qd2 b6 33.Re1 = -0.19 (25 ply) ∓ -1.62 (24 ply)better is 29.Bh3 h4 30.Bg2 Qf6 31.h3 O-O 32.Nh2 Bd7 33.Qe2 Rfc8 ⩱ -1.10 (22 ply)better is 29...h4 30.Bf3 f5 31.Qd1 hxg3 32.fxg3 O-O 33.h4 Bh6 ∓ -1.60 (21 ply) 30.h4 Be7 31.f4 exf4 32.gxf4 f5 33.Bf3 fxe4 34.Bxe4 Bxe4 ⩱ -1.00 (23 ply) 30...h4 31.Rg2 Qf6 32.b3 axb3 33.Rxb3 Kf8 34.f4 exf4 ∓ -2.27 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.28 (20 ply) after 31.f4 h4 32.Bf3 Qh6 33.Qc1 Be7 34.Rf2 Kf8 35.Qd2 Kg8 better is 31...O-O 32.Qg2 f5 33.Qh3 Qg6 34.Rg2 b5 35.Nd2 Qh6 36.Kh1 ∓ -1.72 (19 ply) 32.f4 hxg3 33.Nxg3 Kf8 34.f5 Qh6 35.Bg4 Bg5 36.Qf3 Qh4 ⩱ -1.15 (22 ply)better is 32...hxg3 33.hxg3 Bg5 34.Rf2 f5 35.f4 exf4 36.exf5 fxg3 ∓ -2.15 (23 ply) ∓ -1.63 (24 ply) after 33.Qd2 Qg6 34.g4 Bg5 35.Qb4 Qf6 36.h3 Kf8 37.Rf2 Kg8 better is 41.Nh2 fxe4 42.fxe4 Rf7 43.Qe2 Raf8 44.Kh1 Bf4 45.Nf3 b5 ∓ -1.77 (24 ply) ∓ -2.39 (22 ply)better is 42.Nh2 fxe4 43.dxe4 Rgf7 44.Kh1 Qc7 45.Be2 Bd7 46.Qd1 ∓ -1.85 (22 ply) ∓ -2.50 (26 ply) 43.dxe4 Rgf7 44.Qd1 b5 45.b3 bxc4 46.bxc4 Qa7 47.Qd3 Qc5 ∓ -2.12 (26 ply)-+ -3.07 (22 ply) after 43...b5 44.cxb5 Bxb5 45.Nd2 Rgf7 46.Kh2 d5 47.exd5 Bf4+ 50.Qc2 Bb7 51.b4 Rc8 52.Qa2 dxe4 53.Nxe4 Bd5 54.Qa1 Bxe4 -+ -4.09 (22 ply)-+ -7.93 (26 ply)60.Qa2+ Kh8 61.Qg8+ Kxg8 62.Kxg2 Qg3+ 63.Kh1 Qxh3# -+ mate-in-40-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-09-13  lost in space: Saw this game the first time roughly 30 years ago. I like the systematic approach how Black made use of the white weaknesses.

Nice game by Tarrasch.

Dec-01-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Poor Chigorin can never find a good spot to settle his queen, and his opponent plays likes a juggernaut.
May-03-15  Rama: An early example of the boa-constrictor attack.
Jun-14-15  yiotta: I just feel White had to play f4 around move 20, although I can't back it up with anything concrete.
Jun-15-15
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Black gained space and opened lines for his pieces and White did not. 20.f4 would have been a good time for that move. I also wondered why White didn't play c4-c5 at many places until I found a nice little trick for Black: for example, 35.c5,Qa2!
Feb-19-22
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  Chessical: "The play of Tarrasch in Game VI. was relentless from first to last. The Russian master had not even the remotest chance to come anywhere within striking distance of his opponent.

Though first player, the Russian was practically on the defensive right from the beginning of the game, which may be divided into two stages.

The Doctor in the first stage of the game succeeded, slowly though surely, in reducing his opponent to utter helplessness, until he had not a single piece in play, and White had made his last available move with his Pawns and his defence was over.

In the second stage of the game, Tchigorin could do nothing but mark time by moving his pieces while Dr. Tarrasch proceeded at his leisure to execute his captive".

Isidor Gunsberg in "St James's Gazette" of Friday 27th October 1893.

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