| ECO A02 in 1883 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's sellmann alexand in 59 moves | 1. f4 c5 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nc3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Nd7 12. Nh5 g6 13. Ne5 Ncxe5 14. fxe5 f5 15. Nf4 Nb8 16. Qf3 Ra7 17. Qh3 Nc6 18. g4 Rf7 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Kh1 Bf8 21. Rg1+ Bg7 22. Be2 a5 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Rag1 Rac7 25. Bh5 Rfe7 26. Ng6+ hxg6 27. Bxg6+ Kg8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Bh5 Rf7 30. Rxg7 |
| ECO A02 in 1883 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's noa joseph in 121 moves | 1. f4 f5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bb5 Nb8 7. Na3 a6 8. Be2 e6 9. c4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rc1 d6 12. Nc2 Re8 13. d4 Qe7 14. a4 Nd8 15. a5 Nf7 16. Qe1 Nd7 17. Ba3 Qf6 18. Qg3 e5 19. Rce1 e4 20. Ng5 Nd8 21. Bb2 h6 22. Nh3 Kh7 23. Ba1 Qe7 24. Nb4 Nf6 25. d5 Nd7 26. Nc2 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Qg7 28. Rfd1 Rg8 29. Rac1 Qe7 30. Nd4 Nf7 31. Kh1 Nf6 32. Qf2 Rg7 33. Rg1 Bd7 34. Qe1 Rag8 35. Qb4 Bc8 36. Rcf1 Nd8 37. Qc3 Rf8 38. g3 Rfg8 39. Rg2 Bd7 40. b4 Bc8 41. Bd1 Nf7 42. Nf2 h5 43. h4 Ne8 44. Nh3 Nf6 45. Bb3 Ne8 46. Rc1 Rf8 47. c5 dxc5 48. bxc5 Nd8 49. Rd2 Rf6 50. Rcd1 Kh6 51. Ng5 Rf8 52. Nde6 Nxe6 53. dxe6 Nf6 54. Kg1 Rgg8 55. Rd4 Re8 56. c6 bxc6 57. Qxc6 Qa3 58. Qc3 Qe7 59. Rc4 Rd8 60. Rxd8 Rxd8 61. Rxc7 |
| ECO A02 in 1895 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's pillsbury harry in 45 moves | 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. Nf3 dxe5 4. e4 Bc5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. d3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qg3 Nxc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. Qxg7 Kd7 13. Rf1 Be7 14. Qxf7 Kc8 15. Bg5 Rf8 16. Qe6+ Kb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nb6 20. Bd5 a6 21. Kd2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rg8 23. g4 |
| ECO A02 in 1902 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's pillsbury harry in 69 moves | 1. f4 e5 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bb5+ c6 5. dxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d4 Bd6 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Nb6 10. Be2 Nbd5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. c4 c5 15. d5 Re8 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Rb1 Ng8 18. Qe1 f5 19. Qc3 Nf6 20. Qa3 Bd7 21. Rb3 Rab8 22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Bxh5 Rec8 24. g3 Rb4 25. Be2 a5 26. Bd2 a4 27. Rb2 Rcb8 28. Rfb1 R8b6 29. Kg2 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Qb8 31. Bc3 Kg8 32. Bh5 Kf8 33. Bxg7+ Ke7 34. Qc3 Kd8 35. Qa5 |
| ECO A03 in 1907 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's spielmann rudolf in 105 moves | 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bd3 f5 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. h3 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. g4 fxg4 13. Qxg4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Nf2 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Rg1 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Qc7 19. Nf3 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Ke2 c4 22. b3 Bd7 23. Rg3 Bb5 24. a4 Ba6 25. b4 b5 26. axb5 Bxb5 27. Bd2 Raf8 28. Rag1 Bc6 29. e4 dxe4 30. Nd4 Bd5 31. Bh6 Kh7 32. Bxg7 Rg8 33. Bf6 Nf4+ 34. Ke3 Rxg3+ 35. Rxg3 Nh5 36. Rg4 Nxf6 37. Rf4 Kg8 38. Rxf6 Rh7 39. Rg6+ Kf7 40. Rg3 Kf8 41. Ne2 Rf7 42. Nf4 Rf5 43. h4 Rf7 44. h5 Rh7 45. Rg6 Kf7 46. Rf6+ Kg8 47. h6 Re7 48. Ng6 Rb7 49. Nf8 Kh8 50. Nxe6 Re7 51. Nf4 Bf7 52. e6 Be8 53. Nd5 |
| ECO A00 in 1878 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's schiffers emanue in 103 moves | 1. e3 c5 2. c4 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. Ng3 g6 13. O-O e5 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. h3 Nh6 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Ne2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Nf4 d4 22. Nd3 Qg7 23. e4 Ng3 24. Rfe1 Rac8 25. Rac1 f5 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qxa6 Rcf8 29. Qd6 Nh5 30. Rxc5 R5f6 31. Qe5 Qh6 32. g4 Nf4 33. Nxf4 Qxf4 34. Qxf4 Rxf4 35. Rd5 Kg7 36. Re7+ Kf6 37. Rde5 h6 38. Kg2 Rf7 39. Rxf7+ Kxf7 40. d3 Rf6 41. a4 Rb6 42. Rb5 Rc6 43. Kf3 Re6 44. a5 Re3+ 45. Kf2 Rxd3 46. a6 Rd2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Rb6 d3 49. Ke3 d2 50. Ke2 h5 51. gxh5 gxh5 52. b4 |
| ECO B23 in 1875 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's alapin simon in 57 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. Bf4 a6 8. exd5 exd5 9. O-O Bd7 10. Re1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxb5 12. Nxd5 f6 13. Nc7+ Kf7 14. Qe4 g6 15. Qe6+ Kg7 16. Bh6+ Kxh6 17. Qh3+ Kg7 18. Ne6+ Kf7 19. Nxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qe6+ Kg7 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 h5 23. Rd6 Ng8 24. Rd8 Rh7 25. Rc8 Ne7 26. Rc7 Kh8 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Rf7 29. Rxb7 |
| ECO B24 in 1897 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's schiffers emanue in 59 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. Nge2 f5 6. d3 Nf6 7. f4 fxe4 8. dxe4 Bg4 9. f5 Be7 10. h3 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. c3 Kh8 14. g4 Ne8 15. Kh2 Rc7 16. Ng1 Rd7 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Nf3 d5 19. h4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Ne8 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Nd6 23. Qe3 Qb6 24. g6 Ne8 25. Qh3 h6 26. Bxh6 Nf6 27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ |
| ECO B32 in 1877 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's alapin simon in 47 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 f5 10. exf5 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxf5 12. Bc5 Rf6 13. g4 b6 14. Bf2 Ne7 15. Bh4 Rf7 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Qh3 g6 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 d5 20. Qg3 Rb7 21. fxg6 Rg7 22. gxh7+ Kh8 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bf6+ |
| ECO B32 in 1877 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's alapin simon in 49 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nge7 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. f4 f5 11. exf5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxf5 13. Bc5 Rf6 14. g4 b6 15. Bf2 Ne7 16. Bh4 Rf7 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Qh3 g6 19. f5 exf5 20. gxf5 d5 21. Qg3 Rb7 22. fxg6 Rg7 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Bf6+ |
| ECO B24 in 1907 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's johner paul in 59 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 d5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Nd1 e5 12. f3 b5 13. Nf2 f6 14. Bh6 Qa5 15. c3 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Bd2 Nac6 20. a3 Kf7 21. f4 Rc7 22. Rc5 a6 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Bh3 Bf8 25. fxe5 f5 26. Nf4 Bb3 27. exf5 Nxf5 28. Bxf5 Bxc5 29. Bxc8 Nxe5 30. Bb4 |
| ECO B23 in 1878 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's schiffers emanue in 41 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g3 Bb4 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qg4 Nxd4 12. Qxg7 Nf3+ 13. Kh1 Qd5 14. Qxh8+ Kd7 15. Be3 Kc6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Qxa8 Qh5 18. h4 Qg4 19. Kg2 Nxh4+ 20. Kf1 Nf3 21. Qf8 |
| ECO C52 in 1892 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's steinitz wilhelm in 93 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Qa4 exd4 9. cxd4 a6 10. Bd5 Bb6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Na3 O-O 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Bg5 Qg6 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bh4 Bg4 21. Bg3 Rad8 22. Rfe1 Qh5 23. Qd3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Kh8 25. a3 Ba7 26. Rab1 f5 27. Rb7 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 f4 29. Ne5 fxg3 30. hxg3 Nf4 31. Qc3 Nd5 32. Qc5 Qf5 33. f4 Qc8 34. Rb3 Nb6 35. Rc1 Na8 36. Qc4 Qf5 37. g4 Qf6 38. Kg2 Nb6 39. Qe4 Nd5 40. f5 Qg5 41. Rh1 Kg8 42. Nc6 Rd6 43. Kg3 Nf6 44. Qc4+ Kh8 45. Ne5 Nd5 46. Rh5 Qe7 47. Qxd5 |
| ECO C50 in 1902 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's tarrasch siegber in 89 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 Be6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 Ba5 11. Qd3 Qb8 12. O-O Qxb2 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qb5 15. dxe5 Bc4 16. Qe3 Ng4 17. Qg5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 f6 19. Qg3 Qa6 20. Nf5 Ng6 21. h4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. h5 Ne7 24. f4 c5 25. Nf3 Qc4 26. Nh4 Qe6 27. f5 Qf7 28. h6 Kh8 29. hxg7+ Qxg7 30. Qh2 Rf7 31. Rf3 Rg8 32. Raf1 Qg5 33. Bb2 Bb5 34. Bc1 Qg4 35. Re1 Rgg7 36. Bh6 Rg8 37. Bf4 Rfg7 38. Bh6 Rf7 39. Bd2 Bc6 40. Rf4 Qg5 41. Rf2 Qh5 42. Rf3 Rg4 43. Rh3 Rfg7 44. Ng6+ hxg6 45. fxg6 |
| ECO C51 in 1895 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's gunsberg isidor in 95 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Bb5 Kf8 11. Be3 Nge7 12. a4 a5 13. Bc4 Bh5 14. Kh1 Nb4 15. d5 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Kg8 17. Rc1 Ng6 18. Be2 h6 19. Nd4 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Na6 21. Rf3 Ne5 22. Rg3 Nc5 23. Rf1 Kh7 24. Qh5 Rg8 25. Nf5 Qf8 26. Rh3 Ncd7 27. Qe2 Rh8 28. Nb5 Rc8 29. Nbd4 c5 30. Nb5 Ra8 31. Nbxd6 Ra6 32. Nb5 Rg6 33. Rh4 Qd8 34. Rhf4 b6 35. Nfd6 Rf6 36. Qh5 Ng6 37. Nxf7 Nxf4 38. exf4 Qf8 39. Ng5+ Kg8 40. Ne6 Qf7 41. Qh3 Nf8 42. Nd6 Qd7 43. e5 Rxe6 44. dxe6 Qxe6 45. Qg3 Nd7 46. Re1 Nf8 47. f5 Qd7 48. e6 |
| ECO C37 in 1876 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's nn by checkmate in 41 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Nc3 gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qh5+ Kg7 10. O-O Ne6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 12. Rxf4 Nh6 13. Raf1 Be7 14. Qe5+ Kg6 15. Nd5 Bg5 16. Rf6+ Kh5 17. Nf4+ Kg4 18. h3+ Kh4 19. Rxh6+ Bxh6 20. Qh5+ Kg3 21. Qg4# |
| ECO C44 in 1899 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's bird henry e in 67 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 dxe4 5. Nxe5 Qd5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Qd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. d3 exd3 10. Bxd3 Bb7 11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Qxb7 Qxd3 14. Qxc6 Bd6 15. Qf3 Qc2 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Qe2 Rae8 18. Be3 Qg6 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Bxa7 Nd3 21. Qxe8 Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Bf8 23. Nf3 Nf4 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Rb8 f5 26. Nf3 Qd5 27. Re1 Kf7 28. Ne5+ Kg8 29. Nf3 Kf7 30. c4 Qa5 31. Bd4 Nd3 32. Rb5 Qxa2 33. Rxf5+ Kg6 34. Nh4+ |
| ECO C52 in 1884 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's chabelsky in 59 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. dxe5 O-O 9. Bd5 Nc5 10. Ng5 Ne6 11. Qh5 Nxg5 12. Bxg5 Qe8 13. Bf6 Ne7 14. Nd2 d6 15. exd6 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 gxf6 17. Qxa5 cxd6 18. Rae1 Qc6 19. c4 Qc5 20. Qc3 Bf5 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. Nd4 Bg6 23. f4 Rfe8 24. f5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxf5 26. c5 Qxc5 27. Qxc5 dxc5 28. Nxf5 h5 29. Re7 Rd8 30. Rxb7 |
| ECO C30 in 1905 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's marco george in 65 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 c6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 a5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 Ba6 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Ne3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Ng4 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Bg5 Ngf6 16. O-O h6 17. Bh4 Qc7 18. Nd2 Qd6 19. Kh1 g5 20. Bg3 Kg7 21. Rf5 Ng8 22. Nf1 Rae8 23. Ne3 Qg6 24. Raf1 f6 25. h4 Nc5 26. h5 Qh7 27. Bc4 Bc8 28. Qf2 Ne6 29. Rxe5 fxe5 30. Bxe5+ Nf6 31. Ng4 Nf4 32. Qa7+ Kh8 33. Bxf6+ |
| ECO C30 in 1895 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's pillsbury harry in 101 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qg3 Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Qxg7 Kd7 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Rf1 Be7 14. Qxf7 Kc8 15. Bg5 Rf8 16. Qe6+ Kb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nb6 20. Bd5 a6 21. Kd2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rg8 23. g4 Bb4+ 24. Nxb4 Qd4 25. Nc2 Nxc2 26. Kxc2 Rg6 27. Bd2 Rd6 28. Rf3 Qa4+ 29. Kc1 Qxa2 30. Bc3 Rc6 31. Qxh7 b5 32. Qe7 Qb3 33. Kd2 a5 34. Rf5 Kb7 35. Rc5 Raa6 36. g5 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 Rc6 38. Qd5 Qa4 39. g6 b4 40. g7 bxc3+ 41. bxc3 Qa1 42. g8=Q Qxc3+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Kf3 Qd1+ 45. Kg3 Qg1+ 46. Kh4 Qf2+ 47. Kh5 Qf3+ 48. Qg4 Qf6 49. Qgf5 Qh6+ 50. Kg4 Qg7+ 51. Qg5 |