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Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Chigorin - Tarrasch (1893), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 10, Oct-26
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-08-15
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  offramp: Chigorin plays his famous 2.Qe2 version of the French. But after 12.Bd2 white has no real advantage.


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And now Tarrasch starts to outplay Chigorin. After 18.Rad1,


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black looks better.
Perhaps Tarrasch should have played 18...Bg4 while the rook was on d1. There is a small tic-tac in that variation: 18... Bg4!


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19. Rd2 (⌓19.Rb1) 19...g5! and now if 20. Nf3? Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nd4!


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Instead, after a load of exchanges on d5 a drawn position is reached.

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