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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Mikhail Chigorin
Chigorin - Tarrasch (1893), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 11, Oct-28
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Tarrasch Variation (C77)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9.O-O was played in F Treybal vs Hromadka, 1912 (1-0)better is 12.h3 Nf6 13.Qd3 Rd8 14.Rad1 Be6 15.Bc1 Nd7 16.Ng5 Nc5 = +0.39 (22 ply)= -0.12 (20 ply) after 12...f5 13.Qc3 Nf6 14.Bg5 Rb8 15.b3 h6 16.Bxf6 Rxf6 better is 13...Nb6 14.Nc3 Bb4 15.a3 Rd8 16.Qe1 Bd6 17.Ne2 c5 18.c4 = -0.25 (22 ply) 14.Qe2 f5 15.Rad1 c5 16.Nc3 f4 17.Bc1 Nb6 18.Ba3 c4 = +0.41 (21 ply) 14...c5 15.Nc3 f5 16.Qe2 f4 17.Bc1 Rbe8 18.Re1 Nb8 19.Qd2 = -0.37 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (24 ply)better is 18.Nc3 Qxc4 19.Rac1 Qe6 20.Qxc7 Bc6 21.Rfd1 Rc8 22.Qa5 ⩲ +0.97 (23 ply)= +0.23 (20 ply)better is 20.Rae1 Rfd8 21.Nb3 Bc6 22.Nb2 R3d7 23.Rf2 Ne8 24.Rd2 ⩲ +0.84 (24 ply)= +0.32 (24 ply) after 20...Qc6 21.Nc3 Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Bxc5 23.Re1 Qb6 24.Qxb6 23.Rbd1 Ne8 24.Qc3 Bh4 25.g3 Be7 26.Nb3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 ⩲ +0.72 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.70 (24 ply) 24.Qc3 Nf4 25.Bxf4 exf4 26.Nb3 Bf6 27.e5 Be7 28.Re2 g5 = -0.17 (25 ply) 24...Bh4 25.Re2 f5 26.exf5 Qxf5 27.Nc3 Nf4 28.Bxf4 Qxf4 ⩱ -1.26 (22 ply)= -0.07 (25 ply) 27.Rf1 f5 28.exf5 Qxf5 29.Nc3 Qe6 30.Kh1 Qxc4 31.Qa3 Bb5 = -0.36 (24 ply) 27...g5 28.h3 h5 29.Qc3 Qe7 30.Rf1 Ba4 31.Rce1 Bxb3 ⩱ -1.16 (22 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply) 30.Rf1 Qh6 31.Qe5 Re7 32.Qf5 g6 33.Ng4 Qg5 34.Qxg5 Bxg5 = +0.22 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (23 ply)better is 31.Kh1 h6 32.Rce2 Rd3 33.Nxd3 Rxd3 34.Qc2 Bxe1 35.Rxe1 = -0.37 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.92 (24 ply) 34.Nh3 Qc2 35.Nxf4 h6 36.g3 Be7 37.Qa8+ Rd8 38.Qc6 Qxc4 ⩱ -0.68 (24 ply)better is 34...Be7 35.c6 Bc5 36.Kh1 Bxf2 37.Rxf2 Rd4 38.h3 Qe6 ∓ -1.90 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.18 (23 ply) 38...Ra3 39.Qa8+ Kh7 40.Nf4 Qf5 41.g3 Re3 42.Qd5 Rxe5 ∓ -1.87 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.95 (23 ply) 41.h4 Bxh4 42.Nf4 Qf5 43.e6 fxe6 44.Qxc6 Bg3 45.Qxe6+ ⩱ -1.00 (25 ply)-+ -3.82 (24 ply) 42.h4 Bxh4 43.Qe4 Rxc3 44.Qxh4 a5 45.Ra1 Rc2 46.Qh3 Qe4 -+ -3.50 (25 ply)better is 42...Qc2 43.Qxc6 Rxc3 44.Rf1 Qf5 45.Rd1 Rxc4 46.Qd5 Rc1 -+ -5.71 (25 ply) ∓ -2.33 (26 ply)better is 43...Kg8 44.Qd3 Qxd3 45.Rxd3 Bf4 46.g3 Bxe5 47.Rd8+ Kh7 ∓ -2.39 (25 ply) 44.Qe3 Bxc5 45.Qxc5 Rxc3 46.Qd4 Rc2 47.Qd3 Rxg2 48.Qxg6+ ∓ -1.82 (25 ply)-+ -3.72 (22 ply) after 44...a5 45.Kh2 a4 46.Qf1 a3 47.Rg3 Qe6 48.Qe2 Kg8 49.Rd3 45.Kh2 Qe6 46.Qe4+ f5 47.exf6+ Qxe4 48.Nxe4 Bg1+ 49.Kxg1 -+ -2.84 (23 ply)-+ -4.50 (24 ply) 51...Bd6 52.Na4 Ra2 53.c5 Be7 54.Ra3 Rxa3 55.Qxa3 f4 -+ -5.00 (26 ply) 52.h4 Bc7 53.Kf1 Rc2 54.h5 Qf7 55.Nb3 Rxc4 56.Nd4 Rc5 -+ -3.15 (21 ply) 52...Bd6 53.c5 Be7 54.g4 fxg4 55.hxg4 a4 56.Qf5 Qxf5 -+ -5.49 (24 ply)+- +15.55 (21 ply); 53...Kg8 54.Nxg6 Bb6+ 55.Kh1 Rf2 56.Qd1 Bc5 57.Rd8+ Kh7 +- +13.55 (22 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-06-03  AdrianP: 52 ... Bc7??

Oops, allowing 53 Nf8+ (1-0). If 52 ... Bd6, Black is probably winning.

Jun-09-05  ksadler: If you ever do this in a game, think that it happened to one of the greatest players in the late 19th century on several occasions (also Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892 comes to mind).
Feb-28-07  M.D. Wilson: This is one hell of a fight.
Sep-16-09  WhiteRook48: stupid fork
Oct-09-11  Robeson: One of the best games of Chigorin's career ruined by a double question mark blunder.
Apr-05-18  pawnpro: The famous....just got to relaxed
Apr-05-18
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  Sally Simpson: Tarrasch in his 300 games notes up all the games from this match. These 22 games are well worth the cost of the book alone. The other 278 are an excellent bonus.

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Tarrasch says Black can win the pinned c3 Knight with 42...Qc2. (43.Rd3 Rxc3!)

He takes no pleasure from the win admitting he is lost, he writes here.


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"On 52...Bd6 Black would have won this finely played game."

Apr-05-18  SChesshevsky: <Sally Simpson> Did Tarrasch comment on Black's little queen dance starting 27...Qh6?
Apr-06-18
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  Sally Simpson: Hi SChesshevsky,

Not on move 27 but after 28...Qg6


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"Black takes advantage of the poor posting of the Rook on c2. The primary threat is the Bishop sacrifice on e4. If the pawn recaptures then f3."

29.Qc3

"Much stronger is 29.Rd2 forcing the exchange of one of the dangerous Rooks."

29....Qh5

"Now preventing 30.Rd2 which would lead to the h-pawn loss after 30...Rxd2 31.Nxd2 Bxf2+ 32.Kxf2 Qxh2. "

Apr-06-18  SChesshevsky: Thanks for presenting Tarrasch's notes. I think the best analysis often comes from top players objectively pointing out where they might've missed something.

Seems Tarrasch does that well in this book. I'll check it out. Thanks.

Mar-17-24
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  NM JRousselle: Yikes! Even the great ones blunder. There is hope for all of us. 52... Bd6 looks to be winning.

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