| ECO A17 in 1902 play it! chigorin m defeats white's mason j in 68 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. g4 Qe7 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nh4 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Qxh4 16. Bf5 Qxf2 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. Qc6 Nb6 20. Qxd6 Nc4 21. Qh2 Nxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Qxe3 23. Rf1 Rac8 24. Qf2 f6 25. b3 b4 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Rf5 Re1+ 28. Kb2 Rcc1 29. a4 Rb1+ 30. Ka2 Ra1+ 31. Kb2 Ra3 32. Rxd5 Re3 33. Ra5 Rexb3+ 34. Kc2 Rxh3 |
| ECO B30 in 1883 play it! chigorin m defeats white's winawer s in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. d3 Ng6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Ne1 O-O 9. f4 f5 10. c4 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Qd4+ 13. Be3 Qxe5 14. Nf3 Qd6 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Na4 Bd4 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Rad1 e5 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bc1 f4 21. Ne1 Rf6 22. Nc2 Nh4 23. Ba3 f3 24. gxf3 Bh3 25. Rg1 Bxg1 26. Rxg1 Rg6 27. Bxc5 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Qg6+ 29. Kf2 Qg2+ 30. Ke3 Qg5+ 31. Kf2 Ng2 32. Qe4 Nf4 33. Ne1 Rd8 34. Nc3 Re8 35. Ne2 Bf5 36. Qxc6 Rc8 37. Qxc8+ Bxc8 38. Nxf4 Qxf4 39. Ke2 Qxh2+ 40. Bf2 h5 41. b4 h4 42. Nc2 h3 43. Ne3 Qf4 44. Nd5 Qg5 |
| ECO C58 in 1883 play it! chigorin m defeats white's bird henry e in 64 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 O-O 11. Nh2 b5 12. Nc3 bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qd6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. a4 Nxd5 17. Qxe4 c6 18. Ng4 f5 19. Qe6+ Kh7 20. Nxh6 Rf6 21. Qe5 gxh6 22. c4 cxb5 23. axb5 Bb7 24. cxd5 Bd4 25. Qe7+ Kh8 26. Bf4 Rg8 27. g3 Rg7 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Ra4 Rfg6 30. Qb8 Bxd5 31. Ra6 Rxg3+ 32. Bxg3 Qxb8 |
| ECO C58 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's baird jw by checkmate in 62 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 O-O 11. Nh2 b5 12. b3 bxc4 13. bxc4 Ba6 14. O-O c6 15. dxc6 Qd4 16. c3 Qd6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qxc6 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Rf4 Rab8 21. Nhf1 Rb2 22. g4 Rd3 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Nxb1 Bxc4 25. Qb2 Rd1 26. Nd2 Bd3 27. Rf2 Qc7 28. Kh1 Qg3 29. Rg2 Qxh3+ 30. Rh2 Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Qxf1# |
| ECO C90 in 1900 play it! chigorin m defeats white's rosen l in 79 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. Bd5 Qd7 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nxd4 Qd7 14. f3 Be6 15. Nf1 c5 16. Nc2 Rfd8 17. Bg5 d5 18. e5 Ne8 19. Qd2 Ra7 20. Rad1 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Qe7 22. Qh5 Rad7 23. f4 d4 24. Ng3 Bxa2 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Nf5 Qc5 27. e6 d3+ 28. Nce3 Rc7 29. Qh4 f6 30. Qg4 Bxe6 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qxe6 gxh6 33. Kf1 Re7 34. Qh3 d2 35. Re2 Rd3 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Ng4 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Qd4 39. h4 Rg3 40. Qh5 |
| ECO C55 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's hanham j in 60 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bb3 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bc2 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Qd1 Nxc2+ 14. Qxc2 Qd6 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Qc1 Rad8 19. Nxe5 Qd6 20. d4 Nxe4 21. O-O c5 22. Rf4 Ng3 23. Qe1 cxd4 24. exd4 Nh5 25. Rh4 Nf6 26. Nc4 Qd5 27. Ne3 Qg5 28. Qf2 Rfe8 29. Nf5 Rd5 30. Rf1 Rxf5 |
| ECO C23 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's bird henry e in 71 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. c3 Bc5 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Be6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Bc2 O-O 11. O-O Nh7 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a6 14. Nc4 Ba7 15. Be3 Nd8 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Ne3 c6 18. d4 g6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Nc4 Bg4 21. Qe3 Bxf3 22. Qxa7 Be2 23. Bb3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Kg7 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. f3 Nh5 27. Qb8 f6 28. Nd6 Kh8 29. a5 Nf4 30. Kf2 h5 31. Qc8 f5 32. g3 Nfe6 33. exf5 Nd4 34. cxd4 e4 35. Nxe4 gxf5 36. Nc5 |
| ECO C26 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's gossip g in 92 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. Ng3 Nh5 10. h3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Bd7 12. g4 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. Qe1 Kh8 15. c3 a5 16. Rb1 Qe7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Be6 19. b3 d5 20. Nh4 Qd7 21. Rd1 a4 22. b4 Bd6 23. a3 dxe4 24. dxe4 Bb3 25. Rb1 Rbd8 26. Rb2 c5 27. Nf5 cxb4 28. cxb4 Rf7 29. Qe2 Bf8 30. Bc3 Qe6 31. Rf2 Rfd7 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 c5 34. Qb5 Qc4 35. Qxc4 Bxc4 36. Bc3 cxb4 37. axb4 a3 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Bxd2 a2 40. Bc3 Bxb4 41. Bb2 Bc5 42. g5 Be6 43. gxf6 gxf6 44. g4 Bxf5 45. g5 Bxe4+ 46. Kh2 Bd4 |
| ECO C26 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's pollock w in 48 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. e5 Ng4 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Nxe5 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Qxe5 Re8 14. Qg3 Bf5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Rac1 Re6 17. Qf4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Re2 19. Qa4 Rae8 20. Be3 Bxh3 21. gxh3 R8xe3 22. Rce1 Qxh3 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. Rb1 Re5 |
| ECO C20 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's macleod n in 46 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. f4 Nxe4 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 a6 7. Bc4 Be6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Qe3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. g4 Bc8 14. b4 Bb6 15. Nxe4 Qh4+ 16. Kd2 Bxg4 17. Qg2 Bf5 18. Kc2 Rfe8 19. Nd2 Rxe4 20. Nxe4 Re8 21. Kb2 Bxe4 22. Qe2 Nxb4 23. Re1 Qxe1 |
| ECO C37 in 1903 play it! chigorin m defeats white's marshall frank in 110 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. d4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Bxf4 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qd2 Bg7 12. g3 Qh3+ 13. Qg2 Qh5 14. c3 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 O-O-O 17. Na3 Rhf8 18. hxg4 Qxg4 19. Qh3 Bxf4 20. Qxg4+ Nxg4 21. gxf4 Rxf4+ 22. Kg2 Nf6 23. Raf1 Rd2+ 24. Kh3 Rd3+ 25. Kg2 Rg4+ 26. Kf2 Rxe4 27. Kg2 Rg4+ 28. Kf2 Rgg3 29. Nc4 Ne4+ 30. Ke2 b5 31. Rf8+ Kb7 32. Rh4 bxc4 33. Rxe4 Rg2+ 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rxb2 37. a4 Rg2 38. Rxc4 h5 39. Rb4+ Ka6 40. Rc4 Rg6 41. Kd3 Rd6+ 42. Kc2 Rh6 43. Rh4 Kb6 44. Kb3 Kc5 45. Rc4+ Kd5 46. Rd4+ Ke5 47. Kb4 h4 48. Ka5 h3 49. Rd1 h2 50. Rh1 c5 51. c4 Kf4 52. Kb5 Kg3 53. Kxc5 Kg2 54. Rd1 h1=Q 55. Rxh1 Kxh1 |
| ECO C44 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's baird dg in 90 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. d3 Bc5 6. b4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Bd6 8. Bc4 Qe7 9. Qb3 Qf8 10. a4 Bd7 11. Na3 Nge7 12. a5 a6 13. Nc2 Nd8 14. Bd2 Nc8 15. h3 Qe7 16. Ne3 Be6 17. O-O Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qf7 19. Rfd1 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 Kf7 21. Be3 Ke6 22. Ra2 Nf7 23. Rad2 Ne7 24. Ne1 Rhd8 25. Nd3 Ng6 26. Bc5 Rac8 27. Nxd6 cxd6 28. Bb6 Re8 29. Rc1 Nf4 30. f3 Nxd3 31. Rxd3 Rc4 32. Kf2 Rec8 33. Be3 g6 34. Ke2 f5 35. exf5+ gxf5 36. g3 h5 37. h4 f4 38. gxf4 exf4 39. Bd2 Ne5 40. Rd4 Rxd4 41. cxd4 Rxc1 42. Bxc1 Ng6 43. Bd2 Kd5 44. Kd3 Nxh4 45. Bxf4 Nxf3 |
| ECO C84 in 1900 play it! chigorin m defeats white's marco g in 110 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. c4 Nc5 9. Bc2 Nb4 10. Nc3 Nxc2 11. Qxc2 d6 12. b4 Ne6 13. Rd1 Qe8 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. c5 Be7 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rd2 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Qb5 22. Qc3 Re8 23. h4 Qa4 24. h5 h6 25. Bb2 Qa2 26. Qd3 Qa4 27. Nh4 c6 28. Ne3 Qxb4 29. Qg6 Rf8 30. Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Nhf5 Bxf5 32. Nxf5 Ne6 33. Bd4 Qd2 34. Be3 Qd7 35. Bxh6 Qf7 36. Qg4 Kh7 37. Be3 Ng5 38. Nd6 Qe6 39. Qb4 Nf7 40. Qb1+ Kh8 41. Nf5 Ra8 42. Kh2 Ra4 43. g3 Ne5 44. Bf4 Ng4+ 45. Kg1 Qe2 46. Be3 Nxe3 47. Nxe3 Ra2 48. Qf5 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qxe3 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. Qc8+ Kf7 53. Qxb7+ Kf8 54. Qb8+ Qe8 55. Qd6+ Kg8 |
| ECO D00 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's delmar e in 66 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 c6 4. h3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. b3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bb2 Bd6 9. Nbd2 Nxd3+ 10. cxd3 Bf5 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. O-O Kb8 14. a4 h5 15. a5 a6 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. N4f3 Rde8 18. d4 f5 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Qxh5 g5 21. Ng6 Nf6 22. Qh6 Rhg8 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rg6 25. Qxg6 Bxg6 26. exf6 g4 27. g3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Qxe3+ 31. Kf1 g3 32. Be5+ Qxe5 33. Re1 Qd4 |
| ECO D31 in 1903 play it! chigorin m defeats white's benko pal in 126 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c5 Bc7 7. b4 Nbd7 8. a4 O-O 9. Be2 Qe7 10. a5 e5 11. b5 Re8 12. a6 bxa6 13. bxc6 Nb8 14. Qa4 e4 15. Nd2 Qe6 16. Nb3 Qf5 17. O-O Qg6 18. f4 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qh6 20. h3 Qg6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Re7 23. Rf3 Qh5 24. Bc4 Nxc6 25. Qxc6 Bb7 26. Qxb7 Bh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rxb7 28. Ba3 Kh8 29. Raf1 f6 30. Rf5 Qe8 31. Bd5 Rxb3 32. Bxb3 Qb8+ 33. Kh1 Qxb3 34. Bc1 Qc3 35. R5f2 Rc8 36. Re2 a5 37. Rfe1 a4 38. Bb2 Qb3 39. e4 a3 40. Ba1 Kg8 41. e5 Kf7 42. Re3 Qa2 43. e6+ Ke7 44. Rd3 Qf2 45. Rb1 Kxe6 46. d5+ Kd7 47. c6+ Kd6 48. Rxa3 Kxd5 49. Rd1+ Ke6 50. Bd4 Qc2 51. Re1+ Kd5 52. Bxa7 Rxc6 53. Raa1 Rc3 54. Rad1+ Rd3 55. Rc1 Qd2 56. Kh2 Qf4+ 57. Kh1 Qd6 58. Rc8 Qa6 59. Rd8+ Kc4 60. Re4+ Kc3 61. Bd4+ Kc2 62. Rb8 Rd1+ 63. Bg1 Rxg1+ |
| ECO D02 in 1901 play it! chigorin m defeats white's von scheve t in 90 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 Bxg3 8. hxg3 c6 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Rh4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf8 16. Kg2 g6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Qb6 19. Qc4 Rcd8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ne4 Qxb2 22. Rc2 Qa3 23. Rc1 Kg7 24. Rch1 h5 25. Bc2 Qb2 26. Rb1 Nb6 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxb2 Kg7 29. Nd6 Re7 30. g4 hxg4 31. Rxg4 Kh6 32. Rb1 Red7 33. Bxg6 Rxd6 34. Bf7 Rg6 35. Bxg6 Nxg6 36. Rb3 Nd5 37. Rh3+ Kg7 38. Rhg3 Ne7 39. f4 Kf7 40. f5 Nxf5 41. e6+ Kxe6 42. Rxg6+ Kf7 43. R3g4 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 Nxg4 45. Rxg4 Rh8 |
| ECO D05 in 1901 play it! chigorin m defeats white's blackburne j in 114 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. a3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Qc7 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Rad1 Nb6 14. Ba2 Bg4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rae8 18. Qh4 Kh8 19. e4 Nd7 20. f4 Nc5 21. e5 Be7 22. Qh3 f5 23. Bb1 Qc8 24. Be3 g6 25. Rc1 Ne6 26. Kh1 c5 27. Rg1 Qc6+ 28. f3 Rg8 29. Rg3 Rg7 30. Rcg1 Kg8 31. Qg2 Rf8 32. Ba2 c4 33. Qc2 b5 34. b3 Rc8 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Rc1 Bxa3 37. Rb1 Kh8 38. Qc3 Bf8 39. Rc1 Rgc7 40. h4 Qa4 41. Qd2 Qa3 42. h5 Rd8 43. Qf2 Bc5 44. Re1 Bxe3 45. Rxe3 Qc1+ 46. Re1 Qxf4 47. Rg2 Rd3 48. Rh2 Rxf3 49. Qg2 g5 50. h6 Kg8 51. Bb1 Kf7 52. Rh3 Rf2 53. Qa8 Rf1+ 54. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 55. Kh2 Qf2+ 56. Kh1 Qe1+ 57. Kh2 Qxe5+ |
| ECO D00 in 1889 play it! chigorin m defeats white's burille cf in 90 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. a3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. c4 c6 8. c5 Bc7 9. b4 O-O 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 f5 14. g3 Nf6 15. Nb1 h6 16. Nc3 Nh7 17. h4 Nf6 18. Qc4 Qe8 19. a4 Ng4 20. Ne2 Kh7 21. Nf4 Rf6 22. h5 Bxf4 23. exf4 Rf8 24. Qe2 Qd7 25. Qc4 Rad8 26. Bc3 Qf7 27. Bd2 Rg8 28. Bc3 g6 29. hxg6+ Rxg6 30. Ke2 Rdg8 31. Rag1 Qg7 32. Rg2 Qf8 33. Qb3 Qe8 34. Qc4 a6 35. Qb3 Nf6 36. Rgh2 Nd5 37. Bd2 Rf6 38. a5 Rg4 39. Qc2 Rfg6 40. Qc1 Qg8 41. Qa3 e5 42. f3 exf3+ 43. Qxf3 Nf6 44. Rc1 Ne4 45. Be1 Qa2+ |
| ECO D45 in 1895 play it! chigorin m defeats white's steinitz w in 86 moves | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bc7 11. Qb3 c5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Rfe1 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. h3 Rb8 17. a5 b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Qc2 Bd4 20. Na4 Rb8 21. Be3 exd5 22. exd5 Bb7 23. Qd3 Bxd5 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd4 Nf4 27. Nc3 Red8 28. Qe3 h6 29. Rxa6 Qb7 30. Qxf4 Qxa6 31. Re7 Qg6 32. b4 Rbc8 33. Re3 Rd3 34. Ne4 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Rc2 36. Ng3 Qc6 37. Ne4 Rc4 38. Qb8+ Qc8 39. Qe5 Qe6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Ng3 Qxe3+ 42. Kh2 Rc1 43. h4 Rc4 |