Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz (1892) Much to his Chigorin

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Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz
"Much to his Chigorin" (game of the day Jun-06-2011)
Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892), Havana CUB, rd 23, Feb-28
King's Gambit: Accepted. Schallop Defense (C34) · 0-1

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Given 62 times; par: 51 [what's this?]

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Jun-06-11		Ferro: Wilhelm Steinitz! is best than Mikhail Chigorin

Jun-06-11		Gogia: So, 32.Rxb7 is winning for white??

Jun-06-11		kevin86: As to my post a few days ago:Chigorin's last move deserves two question marks. The penalty is immediate mate in two.

Jun-06-11		rossvassilev: 32.Bb4?? That's just plain dumb. All Chigorin had to play was 32.Nf4 and he would've had the game pretty much won.

Jun-06-11		Don Quijote: Why did they chose this for the Game of The day? shouldn't be in the "Blunder of the day"? (or blunder of the year?)

Jun-06-11		newzild: <rossvassilev: 32.Bb4?? That's just plain dumb. All Chigorin had to play was 32.Nf4 and he would've had the game pretty much won.> 32. Nf4 loses a piece to 32...Rxe7

Jun-06-11		WhiteRook48: 32 Nf4 is still better than what was played

Jun-07-11		newzild: <WhiteRook48: 32 Nf4 is still better than what was played> Yes, any move except for 32. Re1 would have been better than the move played. However, the suggested 32. Nf4 is not much better, and White would not have "had the game pretty much won".

Nov-24-13		pericles of athens: That is a real howler of a blunder, poor Chigorin! We're all human.

Apr-15-14		pattydee: I can't find a clear and convincing winning 32nd move for White. 32.Rb7: Rd6: and White wins the piece back, but maybe Whites a2+b2 pawns will play a role. Steinitz was a master at using his King as an attacking piece and Chigorin's "attacking pieces" are all tied up.

Apr-15-14		Karpova: <pattydee: I can't find a clear and convincing winning 32nd move for White. 32.Rb7: Rd6: and White wins the piece back, but maybe Whites a2+b2 pawns will play a role.> 32.Rxb7 Rxd5 33.Nf4

Apr-15-14		perfidious: <pattydee: I can't find a clear and convincing winning 32nd move for White. 32.Rb7: Rd6: and White wins the piece back, but maybe Whites a2+b2 pawns will play a role.> This line loses to 33.Nf4. The only try after 32.Rxb7 appears to be 32....Bh5, but 33.Rb3 defends.

Oct-21-14		Ke2: Ahaha I love this pun

Jun-01-16		posoo: What on EARTH whould STYNUTS send his horse CRASHING down da field with NO PLAN for escampe?! Dis is TERABLE. Too bad da RUSSIANS have a nombosto for a PATRIORCH

Nov-21-16		posoo: Also WHY DOS da game of da day have to be GOOD? CAN IT NOT BE an HOSTORICAL event RIFE WITH SMASHING? I think it can. FILASTONES>

Jun-27-17		Benzol: What move should Chigorin have played instead of 32.Bb4? Is <Zkid>'s 32.Bf4 the best move for White here or is there something better?

Nov-12-17		offramp: <Benzol: What move should Chigorin have played instead of 32.Bb4?> I think that <Funicular>'s <: 32 Rxb7 seals the deal> looks reasonable.

Jan-15-19		Pyrandus: Chigorin's greatest Blunder?

Sep-02-19		Chesgambit: ıf chigorin win this match chigorin could be world champion

Oct-29-20		Chesgambit: Rxb7! Bh5 Rb3! Maybe Chigorin miss Rb3 becuase Bf3 Rg2 coming

May-22-21		Willem Wallekers: This to me seems the only reasonable explanation for the blunder: <Happypuppet: <This doesn't look like a touch-and-move error.> White cannot protect the h2 pawn and e7 rook at the same time if he moves the bishop.> Otherwise what was white trying to achieve with Bb4?

Jan-15-23		Mathematicar: Maybe the greatest blunder of the World Chess Championships.

Dec-12-24		Raconteur: The Seed of Sorrow is planted with 22...h4. Exchange the N for the g3 Bishop and all is fine for Black.

Dec-13-24		Caparlsen: <Mathematicar: Maybe the greatest blunder of the World Chess Championships.> Well, 39. Ta1?? in the 9th game of Korchnoi-Karpov World Champeonship Match of 1978 ranks in the same league as Chigorin's.

Dec-13-24		Caparlsen: <Well, 39. Ta1?? in the 9th game of Korchnoi-Karpov World Champeonship Match of 1978 ranks in the same league as Chigorin's> In the 17th, I meant.

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