| ECO C43 in 1900 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's lebedev in 43 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxe5 10. dxe5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qe7 12. a4 Rd8 13. Qh5 Re8 14. Ba3 Qd7 15. Rad1 Qf5 16. Qh4 Qxe5 17. f4 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rf3 Be6 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Be7 h5 22. Bxf6+ |
| ECO C22 in 1881 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's otto by checkmate in 57 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O-O d6 9. h4 Ne5 10. h5 Neg4 11. Qg3 Nxh5 12. Rxh5 gxh5 13. f3 Be5 14. f4 Bg7 15. f5 Be5 16. Qh3 Nf2 17. Qxh5 Nxd1 18. Kxd1 Kh8 19. Nh3 f6 20. Nd5 Rg8 21. Nhf4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Qe8 23. Qh4 Qf7 24. Bc3 Re8 25. Bxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Ng6+ hxg6 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qh8# |
| ECO C37 in 1899 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's tabuchnikov v in 111 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. d3 Bc5+ 8. Kh1 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Bxf4 d6 11. Nb5 Bb6 12. Qg3 Qg6 13. Bxd6 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Bxc7 Qxg3 16. Bxg3 Kd7 17. Nd6 Nd8 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Ne5+ Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Rg8 21. Rf3 Ng6 22. Bf6 Nf7 23. Raf1 e5 24. h4 Rae8 25. Rf5 Re6 26. h5 Ngh8 27. Kg1 a6 28. c3 Kd6 29. Bxh8 Nxh8 30. Rf8 Re8 31. R1f6+ Kc7 32. Rxg8 Rxg8 33. Kf2 Re8 34. Ke3 Re7 35. Rh6 Kd7 36. d4 exd4+ 37. cxd4 Ke8 38. e5 Kf8 39. Ke4 Nf7 40. Rb6 Kg7 41. Kf4 Rd7 42. e6 Rd6 43. Rxd6 Nxd6 44. Ke5 Nc4+ 45. Kd5 Ne3+ 46. Kd6 Kf6 47. b3 h6 48. Kd7 Nd5 49. a4 a5 50. g4 Nb6+ 51. Kc7 Nd5+ 52. Kd6 Ne7 53. d5 Ng8 54. Kd7 Ke5 55. d6 Nf6+ 56. Ke7 |
| ECO C31 in 1900 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's beratende in 53 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Nd7 5. d4 exd3 6. Bxd3 Bd6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Nc4 Bc5+ 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Qf3 Bxe3+ 12. Nxe3 Nc5 13. Rad1 Nxd3 14. Rxd3 Qe7 15. Ncd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qc5+ 17. Qf2 Qd6 18. f5 f6 19. Rfd1 b5 20. Re3 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Kf8 22. Nc3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 fxe5 24. Nxb5 Ke7 25. Nxc7 Rb8 26. Nd5+ Kf7 27. b3 |
| ECO C30 in 1878 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's schiffers emanue in 65 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Qe7 9. Bb5 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Rf1 Bd4 14. Ne2 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Kf2 Rhe8 17. Kg1 Re6 18. c3 Qa3 19. Qe3 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Qxc3 21. Rfc1 Qa5 22. Rxc6 Rd7 23. Qc1 d5 24. Qb2 Rdd6 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Bd2 Rxc6 27. Bxa5 dxe4 28. dxe4 Nxe4 29. Qf8 Nd6 30. Rb8 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Re2 32. Qd8+ Ke6 33. Bxc7 |
| ECO C43 in 1898 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's halprin alexande in 47 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Ne4 Qd8 14. Ncxd6 cxd6 15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Ng4 17. Qd2 Ne3 18. Rf3 Nxd5 19. f5 Ne7 20. f6 Ng6 21. fxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ Ne5 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Nf6 |
| ECO C52 in 1892 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's steinitz wilhelm in 77 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 Bxf3 9. gxf3 exd4 10. cxd4 a6 11. Bd5 Ne7 12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13. d5 b5 14. Qa3 Nb4 15. Qxa5 Qf6 16. Qa3 Nc2 17. Qd3 Nxa1 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Bb2 Qh6 20. Bxa1 Rae8 21. Kh1 f5 22. Rg1 Rf7 23. Nd2 Qh5 24. Qd3 b4 25. Rg3 a5 26. Kg2 Qh4 27. exf5 a4 28. Ne4 Rb8 29. Ng5 Rbf8 30. Qe3 Rxf5 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qe7+ Kg6 34. Ne6+ Qxg3+ 35. hxg3 R8f7 36. Qe8 b3 37. axb3 axb3 38. g4 Re5 39. Qg8+ |
| ECO C33 in 1900 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's kulomzin w in 89 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d5 5. Bxd5 g5 6. g3 Qh6 7. d4 Nf6 8. Qf3 Nxd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. h4 g4 12. Qf2 Qg6 13. Bxf4 Bxc2 14. Nge2 O-O 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Kg1 Na6 17. Nf4 Bg6 18. Kh2 Rae8 19. Rhe1 h5 20. Qd2 c6 21. Re5 Rxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Nc5 26. Rc4 Nd7 27. Nxh5 Qg6 28. Qe2 f5 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. dxe6 Nb6 31. Rb4 c5 32. Rb5 Rc8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Nxb6 axb6 36. Rxb6 Rc7 37. Kg2 Kd8 38. Kf2 Re7 39. Rd6+ Kc7 40. Rd7+ Rxd7 41. exd7 Kxd7 42. a4 Ke6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. a5 c4 45. h5 |
| ECO C45 in 1880 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's schiffers emanue by checkmate in 55 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 d6 8. f4 Qg6 9. O-O Qxe4 10. Re1 Qg6 11. Nxc6 Bxe3+ 12. Rxe3 bxc6 13. Qe2 Qf6 14. Nd2 d5 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Rf1 g6 17. Nb3 O-O 18. g4 Rae8 19. Nc5 d4 20. g5 Qh8 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kg7 23. Re1 dxc3 24. Qxe7+ Rxe7 25. Rxe7+ Kg8 26. Bc4+ Rf7 27. Re8+ Kg7 28. Ne6# |
| ECO C51 in 1882 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's steinitz william in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8 6. d4 Qe7 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 g6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Rd1 Bh6 11. Nbd2 Qf6 12. Ba3 Nge7 13. Bd5 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qb4 c5 16. Qxc5 Nc6 17. Nc4 Re8 18. Nd6 cxd6 19. Qxc6 Bg4 20. Rxd6 Qg7 21. Rad1 Bg5 22. Nxg5 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Rac8 24. Qa4 Qf6 25. Nf3 Qe6 26. Rd5 Qb6 27. Bb4 Re6 28. Nxe5 Rce8 29. Rd6 Qb8 30. Nd7 Qd8 31. e5 a5 32. Ba3 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Re6 34. h3 Qg5 35. f4 Qg3 36. Nc5 Rxd6 37. exd6 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qxc5 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Qxe5 41. fxe5 |
| ECO C33 in 1877 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's khardin in 73 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Bxc3 7. dxc3 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Bc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nxe4 11. Bxf4 Nd7 12. Re1 Ndf6 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. Rd4 Rfe8 15. Ne5 Be6 16. Rdxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 f6 18. Nd3 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Re2 20. Rd4 Rxc2 21. Rd7 b6 22. h4 c5 23. h5 h6 24. Kh2 c4 25. Nb4 Rxb2 26. Nd5 Rxa2 27. Nc7 Rf8 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Nxg7 Ree2 30. Nf5 Rxg2+ 31. Kh3 Rgc2 32. Nxh6+ Kh8 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Ng4 Rxc3+ 35. Kh4 Raa3 36. Rd7+ Kh8 37. Nxf6 |
| ECO C50 in 1889 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's lipschuetz samue in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Qe8 9. Qe2 Bd8 10. Rad1 Nd7 11. a3 Kh8 12. Rfe1 Ne7 13. Ng5 Ng6 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qxg6 c6 17. Qxd6 Kh8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bc5 Rg8 20. Bb3 Bf6 21. f4 Ng6 22. f5 Be5 23. Qd2 Nf8 24. Qg5 Nh7 25. Qh5 g6 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Qxe5+ Qxe5 28. Bd4 Qxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Rf8 30. Rf1 Kg7 31. Rxf8 Nxf8 32. Rd8 b5 33. Re8 Nd7 34. e5 Nb6 35. Rg8+ Kh6 36. e6 Ra7 37. Re8 Kh7 38. e7 Bd7 39. Rb8 Nc4 40. Bxc4 bxc4 41. Rd8 |
| ECO C30 in 1898 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's maroczy geza hun in 93 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Qe7 9. f5 h6 10. b4 Bb6 11. a4 a6 12. Ra2 Qd7 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. g4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Re2 Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. Bb2 Bd4 20. Nd1 Rxb3 21. Bxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxe5+ Kf8 23. Rd5 Nf3+ 24. Kf2 Kg8 25. h4 f6 26. Rh3 Nd2 27. Rxb3 Nxb3 28. Rd7 c5 29. Rxb7 Kh7 30. Nc3 Rc8 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Na5 33. Ra7 Nc4 34. Nd5 Kg8 35. Rc7 Rxc7 36. Nxc7 h5 37. gxh5 Nb6 38. Ne6 Na4 39. Nf4 Kh8 40. Nd5 Kh7 41. Ke3 Nb2 42. b6 Nc4+ 43. Kf4 Nd6 44. Ne3 Kh6 45. Nc4 Nb7 46. Ke4 Kxh5 47. Kd5 |
| ECO C44 in 1890 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's gunsberg isidor in 89 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Nd5 6. Bb5 a6 7. Ba4 Be7 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nb6 10. Bc2 c5 11. Qe4 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. O-O f5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Na3 Bd7 16. Bf4 Qxf4 17. Qxe7 Rac8 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. f3 c4 20. Rd4 Qh6 21. Rd6 Nd5 22. Qxf8+ Rxf8 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Nxc4 Bb5 25. Bb3 Kh8 26. Re1 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Nf4 28. g3 Ng6 29. f4 Rd8 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. h4 b5 32. Bb3 Kf8 33. Re6 Rd2+ 34. Ke3 Rxb2 35. Rxa6 Rg2 36. Kf3 Rd2 37. Rf6+ Ke8 38. Rxf5 Rd3+ 39. Kg4 Rxc3 40. Rxb5 Ne7 41. Rh5 Kf8 42. Rxh6 Rxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Nf5+ 44. Kg4 Nxh6+ 45. Kg5 |
| ECO C59 in 1877 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's beskrowny in 79 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 Bd6 12. d4 exd3 13. Bxd3 Bxe5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. fxe5 Bg4 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. O-O Rxe5 18. Qg3 Qe7 19. b4 Nb7 20. Bb2 Rg5 21. h4 Nh5 22. Qf2 Rd5 23. Nc3 Rd7 24. Ne4 Qxb4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nf6 Nxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Rf4 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Qh5 30. Re1 Rd6 31. Qe7 Rd7 32. Qe4 f5 33. Qe6+ Rf7 34. g3 Rd8 35. Bc4 Rd6 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Bxf7 Qxf7 38. Re7 Rd2+ 39. Kg1 Rd1+ 40. Rf1 |
| ECO C22 in 1906 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's przepiorka david in 45 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Be7 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. Qg3 Ne5 10. f4 Ng6 11. h4 h5 12. Nf3 a6 13. f5 Nh8 14. Ng5 Bd7 15. Bc4 Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxf7 Nxf7 18. Qg6 Bd5 19. Bh6 Nxh6 20. Nxd5 Kh8 21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Qxh5 |
| ECO C31 in 1902 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's mikevy in 71 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qe1 Nb6 11. Nd1 Nfd5 12. c4 Nxe3 13. Nxe3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qg3 Bd4 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. b4 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Qxb4 19. Qxe3 f6 20. c5 fxe5 21. cxb6 axb6 22. fxe5 Be6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. h3 Bxa2 25. Rd4 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Rf1 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28. Rf8+ Kxf8 29. Qa3+ Ke8 30. Bb5+ Kf7 31. Qxa2+ Ke7 32. Qa3+ Ke6 33. Qd6+ Kf5 34. Bxf1 Kf4 35. e6+ Ke3 36. Qg3+ |
| ECO C25 in 1896 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's winawer simon a in 69 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. d4 d5 6. Bxf4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Ng6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Bg5 Nce7 12. h4 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 O-O-O 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Qf4 Bb4 18. Ne4 Rhf8 19. c3 Be7 20. d5 Nb8 21. d6 cxd6 22. Nxd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Qxd6 Rd8 25. Qf4 Nd7 26. Qxf7 Qe5 27. Rd1 Qe3+ 28. Kc2 Qe4+ 29. Bd3 Qxg2+ 30. Rd2 Qc6 31. Bf5 Qa4+ 32. Kc1 g5 33. Rd4 Qb5 34. a4 Qf1+ 35. Kc2 |
| ECO C33 in 1883 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's de riviere jules in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 g5 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. h4 h6 8. Bxf7+ Qxf7 9. Ne5 Qf6 10. Qh5+ Kd8 11. Nf7+ Ke7 12. Nxh8 Qxh8 13. hxg5 Qe5 14. gxh6 Qxh5 15. Rxh5 Bxh6 16. Nc3 Be6 17. d3 Nd7 18. Rh4 Rf8 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Bd2 c5 22. Nf3 Ng4 23. Ke2 Rf6 24. Rah1 Rg6 25. Rh5 b6 26. Nh4 Rg7 27. Bc3 Rf7 28. Ng6+ Kd8 29. Kf3 Bg7 30. Nh8 Re7 31. Rg5 N4f6 32. Ng6 Re8 33. Ne5 Bf8 34. Nxd7 Kxd7 35. e5 Bh6 36. Rxh6 Nxh6 37. exf6 Re3+ 38. Kxf4 Re2 39. Rg7+ Kd8 40. g4 Rg2 41. g5 |
| ECO C30 in 1901 play it! chigorin mikhail defeats black's marco georg in 63 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 exf4 7. d4 Qh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. hxg3 Qxg3+ 10. Ke2 Bb6 11. Rg1 Qh2+ 12. Rg2 Qh3 13. Rxg7 Nd7 14. Qg1 Ngf6 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Rhg8 17. a4 a6 18. b4 h5 19. a5 Ba7 20. Qg5 Kb8 21. b5 Rxg7 22. Qxg7 axb5 23. Qxf7 Rf8 24. Qb3 Qh2+ 25. Kd3 Ne5+ 26. dxe5 Bxe3 27. Nf1 Qxe5 28. Nxe3 Nd7 29. Ke2 Qh2+ 30. Bg2 Ne5 31. Rf1 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 |