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Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Chigorin - Tarrasch (1893), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 14, Nov-01
French Defense: Chigorin Variation (C00)  ·  0-1

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Apr-19-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Chessgames.com, according to chessbase.com database this game continued with additional 69.Kd3 Ng6 70.Rh2 b5 71.Kc2 Be7 72.Rf2 b4 73.cxb4 Bxb4 74.Kd3 Rd1+ 75.Ke3 Bd2+ 76.Kf3 Nh4+ 77.Kg3 Be1 0-1
Jun-26-05  lentil: 29. Rxb7? Bb4!
Oct-09-11  Robeson: White's 8.Bb5+ and 9.Bd7+ has to be one of the worst opening continuations in all of late 19th century chess. Chigorin was an incredibly strong and creative player but he wasn't nearly as good a strategist as his leading peers of the era, Steinitz, Em. Lasker, and Tarrascch.
Dec-28-14
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  keypusher: <Robeson: White's 8.Bb5+ and 9.Bd7+ has to be one of the worst opening continuations in all of late 19th century chess.>

You've led a sheltered life. And how do you feel about Tarrasch's ...Be7, ...Bf6, ...Be7, ...Bf8?

Dec-28-14  Cheapo by the Dozen: What was going on with the black knight and the white a-pawn around Move 15?
Dec-28-14
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  keypusher: <Premium Chessgames MemberCheapo by the Dozen: What was going on with the black knight and the white a-pawn around Move 15?>

15....Nxa2 16.Qa4+. Tarrasch can be grateful there were no cg kibitzers following the game with engines on.

Dec-28-14
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  tamar: 15 Rab1 would have been a sneaky trap as well. If 15...Nxc2 16 Rec1 Nb4 17 Qxb4!

Hope this match gets its own page one day.

Jan-13-15
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  keypusher: <tamar: 15 Rab1 would have been a sneaky trap as well. If 15...Nxc2 16 Rec1 Nb4 17 Qxb4! Hope this match gets its own page one day.>

I've created it, but I guess it still has to be voted in.

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