ANALYSED GAME No 036       
Updated: April 2008  

~ CHESS GAME OF THE PAST ~
Tarrasch, Siegbert-Chigorin, Mikhail
[D00] Hastings (5), 1895


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X0 1.d4 X1 d5 X2 2.e3 X3 Nf6 X4 3.Bd3 X5

A significant crossroad. Black has the choice betwen many possibilities.

3...Nc6!? X6

With the idea: Nb4!

[ Nevertheless you may prefer: 3...c5! X7 according to Black excellent results. This way interesting is the game: 4.c3 X8 Nc6 X9 5.f4 X10 Bg4 X11 6.Nf3 X12 e6 X13 7.Nbd2 X14 Bd6 X15 8.0-0 X16 cxd4 X17 9.cxd4 X18 Rc8 X19 10.a3 X20 0-0 X21 11.b4 X22 Ne7 X23 12.Bb2 X24 Nd7 X25 13.Bxh7+ X26 Kxh7 X27 14.Ng5+ X28 Kg8 X29 15.Qxg4 X30 Nf5 X31 +/- Valderrama, E Gilbero (2326) - Korneev, Oleg (2611) D00 (33) 0-1, Huila Centenary op, 2005.]

4.f4 X32 Nb4! X33 5.Nf3 X34

ECBC: ECB (ECO Codes Base) Classification: [D00-b10*] [ Or: 5.Be2 X35 Bf5 X36 6.Na3 X37 c5 X38 7.c3 X39 Nc6 X40 -/+ with a clear Black advantage.]

5...Nxd3+ X41 6.cxd3 X42 e6 X43 7.0-0 X44 Be7 X45 8.Nbd2 X46 0-0 X47 9.Qc2 X48

[ The line: 9.Ne5 X49 Bd6 X50 10.Ndf3 X51 Ne8 X52 11.Bd2 X53 f6 X54 12.Ng4= X55 leads to the equality.]

9...Bd7 X56 10.Nb3 X57 Ba4! X58

A strong Chigorin' s move.

11.Qc3 X59 b6 X60 12.Qe1 X61 c5 X62

Chigorin plays, at the right time, the Delayed Tarrasch Lever (DTLV:)

13.Bd2 X63 Bb5! X64

The attack of the weak pawn d3 deprives White of all initiative.

14.Ne5 X65 Nd7! X66 15.Nc1 X67 Nxe5 X68 16.dxe5 X69 Rc8!

This move reinforces the Black initiative on the queen-side, prepares the advance of the c-pawn and later on the opening of the c-file.

X70 In the same time Tarrasch seems to have any particular plan!

17.Rf2 X71 f6 X72 18.Bc3 X73 d4! X74 19.exd4 X75 cxd4 X76 20.exf6 X77 Rxf6 X78 21.Bb4 X79 Bc5 X80 22.Bxc5 X81 bxc5 X82

[ Was conceivable: 22...Rxc5!? X83 23.Nb3 X84 Rd5 X85 24.Qe2 X86 =/+]

23.Qd2 X87 Qd6 X88 24.Ne2 X89 Rcf8 X90 25.Raf1 X91 Qd5! X92 26.Ng3! X93 e5! X94

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[ If 26...Qxa2? X95 it follows: 27.Ne4 X96 Rg6 X97 28.Nxc5 X98 Bc6 X99 29.Re1 X100 +/=]

27.f5!? X101 c4! X102 28.Ne4 X103

[ Is at fault: 28.dxc4? X104 Bxc4 X105 29.Re1 X106 Bxa2 X107 -/+]

28...cxd3!!-+ X108

Chigorin finds here a beautiful Quality Sacrifice (QUS:)

[ After: 28...R6f7 X109 29.f6 X110 g6 X111 30.Re1 X112 cxd3 X113 31.Qh6! X114 Rc7 X115 32.Ng5 X116 d2 X117 33.Rd1 X118 Qxa2 X119 34.f7+ X120 Rcxf7 X121 35.Nxf7 X122 Rxf7 X123 36.Qxd2 X124 the draw is foreseeable.]

29.Nxf6+ X125 Rxf6 X126 30.Rc1 X127 h6 X128 31.Rc8+ X129 Kh7 X130 32.Qb4!? X131 Bc6! X132

Now, in any playable line, Black has the advantage.

33.Qb8? X133

[ Anyways, after: 33.Rf8 X134 d2!! X135 34.Rxd2 X136 Qe4 X137 35.Rf2 X138 Rxf8 X139 36.Qxf8 X140 Bb5-+ X141 Black wins; in the same way afterwards 33.h3 X142 Rxf5 X143 34.Rf8 X144 Rg5 X145 35.Qd2 X146 e4 X147 -+ Black has a winning game.]

33...Rxf5 X148 34.Rh8+ X149 Kg6 X150 35.Rf8 X151 Rg5! X152 36.R8f3 X153 d2!

The ultimate Trap (TRAP:) and all the force of a Passed Pawn near the promotion!

Frankly a fine Chigorin' s game! 0-1

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Number

  Chess Game Analysis

ECO Code

No116

  Greco, Gioachino - NN , Europe, 1620

[D06]

No115

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Mamedyarov S (2760)

[B07]

No114

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Carlsen, M (2733)

[C67]

No113

  Jobava, Ba (2643) - Evdokimov, A. (2569)

[A37]

No112

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 2: Dutch Defense

[A80]

No111

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 1: Geduld's Opening

[A00]

No110

  Topalov, Veselin (2780) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2733)

[B04]

No109

  Anand, Vishy (2799) Vs Aronian, Levon (2739)

[C89]

No108

  Shirov, Alexey (2755) Vs Anand, Vishy (2799)

[B96]

No107

  Kamsky, Gata (2725) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2755)

[B30]

No106

  Kramnik Vlad. (2799) Vs Carlsen Magnus (2733)

[A30]

No105

  Ceccaldi, Daniel Vs Fictional opponent

[B21]

No104

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E15]

No103

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No102

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[B50]

No101

  Ivanchuk, V (2750) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C45]

No100

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[B90]

No099

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750)

[D88]

No098

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Carlsen, Mag. (2690)

[C83]

No097

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[C96]

No096

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Leko, Peter (2749)

[E15]

No095

  Milov, V (2665) Vs Gonzalez, J (2526)

[E48]

No094

  Topalov, Ves. (2783) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No093

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)

[B90]

No092

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[D23]

No091

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[D45]

No090

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[A46]

No089

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C95]

No088

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E04]

No087

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Aronian, Levon (2744)

[D38]

No086

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No085

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Morozevich, A (2741)

[E66]

No084

  Radjabov, Teimour (2729) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[E08]

No083

  Svidler, P (2728) Vs Karjakin, Sergey (2678)

[B90]

No082

  Motylev, Alex. (2647) Vs Radjabov, Teimour (2729)

[E92]

No081

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No080

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Calsen, Magnus (2690)

[D38]

No079

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Van Wely, Loek (2683)

[B97]

No078

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No077

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E05]

No076

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No075

  Radjabov, T (2729) Vs Tiviakov, Sergey (2682)

[B35]

No074

  Ponomariov, R (2733) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[D15]

No073

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[A16]

No072

  Van Wely, Loek (2683) Vs Radjabov, T (2729)

[E97]

No071

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E15]

No070

  Karjakin, Sergey (2678) Vs Kramnik, Vlad. (2766)

[C42]

No069

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[D89]

No068

  Saemisch, Friedrich Vs Nimzovitch, Aaron

[E06]

No067

  Kogan,B (2500) Vs Alburt,L (2535)

[A43]

No066

  Fuchs,T (2080) Vs Halay,T (2320)

[A43]

No065

  Gruenfeld,E Vs Keres,P

[A43]

No064

  Jussupow,A (2490) Vs Vaganian,R (2570)

[A43]

No063

  Larsen,B (2625) Vs Browne,W (2530)

[A43]

No062

  Cramling,P (2435) Vs Gobet,F (2350)

[A43]

No061

  Kramnik,V (2758) Vs Topalov,V (2702)

[A43]

No060

  Polugaevsky,L Vs Eising,J

[A43]

No059

  Kluger,G Vs Tal,M

[A43]

No058

  Smyslov,V (2620) Vs Schmid,L

[A43]

No057

  Itkis,B (2454) Vs Sergeev,V (2438)

[A43]

No056

  Kochyev,A (2555) Vs Alburt,L (2515)

[A43]

No055

  Gligoric,S Vs Schmid,L [A43]

[A43]

No054

  Tal,M Vs Benko,P

[A43]

No053

  Dobias,J Vs Hromadka,K

[A43]

No052

  Williams,E Vs Staunton,H

[A43]

No051

  Staunton,H Vs De Saint Amant,P

[A43]

No050

  Lichtenhein,T Vs Raphael,B

[A43]

No049

  Burn,A Vs Pollock,W

[A43]

No048

  Chigorin,M Vs Schiffers,E

[A43]

No047

  Tibensky,R (2444) Vs Reinemer,F (2250)

[A43]

No046

  Ware,P Vs Blackburne,J [A43]

[A43]

No045

  Mohr,C Vs Zukertort,J

[A43]

No044

  Marshall,F Vs Blackburne,J

[A43]

No043

  Baudoin, Olivier (1533) Vs Yrnehsiul (1562)

[A43]

No042

  Campbell,B Vs Kennefick,M

[D00]

No041

  Marshall,F Vs Rubinstein,A

[D00]

No040

  Skehan,C Vs Irwanto,S (2416)

[D00]

No039

  Short,N (2684) Vs Rychagov,A (2512)

[C41]

No038

  Molina Carranza,L Vs Capablanca,J

[D00]

No037

  Houska,M (2200) Vs Prie,E (2475)

[D00]

No036

  Tarrasch,S Vs Chigorin,M

[D00]

No035

  Blanco,A Vs Sanchez,R

[D00]

No034

  Hanham,J Vs Showalter,J

[D00]

No033

  Fogatos,O Vs Rybka,J

[D00]

No032

  Blackburne,J Vs Paulsen,L

[D00]

No031

  Krueger,P Vs Wegemund,O

[D00]

No030

  Garcia, GG Vs Szymanowska, Karolina

[D00]

No029

  Sarratt Jacob, Henry Vs NN

[D00]

No028

  Duras, Oldrich Vs Simek

[D00]

No027

  Garcia, Baptiste,F Vs TheDorado,B

[D00]

No026

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-II

[D53]

No025

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-I

[D53]

No024

  Hacen (1990) Vs Barat, Jacques (1750)

[D53]

No023

  Morozevich,A (2707) Vs Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)

[B92]

No022

  Havelaar, T Vs Lansbergen, A

[B90]

No021

  Leko,P (2763) Vs Topalov,V (2788)

[B90]

No020

  Svidler,P (2738) Vs Adams,M (2719)

[C42]

No019

  Polgar, Judit (2735) Vs Anand, Vishy (2788)

[B17]

No018

  Abulker, Claude (1356) Vs Silva (1258)

[C42]

No017

  Adams,M (2737) Vs Topalov,V (2778)

[B91]

No016

  Zakharov,A Vs Agzamov,G

[E15]

No015

  Topalov,V (2778) Vs Anand,V (2785)

[E15]

No014

  Adams, Michael (2737) Vs Anand, Vishy,(2785)

[C42]

No013

  Jacques&Michel Vs engine

[A13]

No012

  Martin, Milan (2200) Vs Jaulneau, Ch. (2363)

[B30]

No011

  Bachmann Vs Fiechtl

[C67]

No010

  Fumerolle (1455) Vs Khalidkhan (1796)

[D60]

No009

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 02

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No008

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 01

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No007

  Arapovic,V (2443) Vs Budimir,B (2250)

[A45]

No006

  Kramnik,V (2777) Vs Grischuk,A (2732)

[E39]

No005

  Lautier, Joel (2666) Vs Epishin, V (2658)

[D15]

No004

  Fritsche,F (GER) (2321) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[B22]

No003

  Delabarre, Olivier (2205) Vs Bruneau, M (2391)

[B81]

No002

  Black,R (USA) (2314) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[E44]

No001

  Oosterman, M-J (NED) Vs Bruneau, M (2254)

[A50]


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