Challenge 1417 / 1747

Steinitz–Chigorin: one move, and it was gone

World Championship 4th 1892. Wilhelm Steinitz was clearly winning here. He played Qxd2, and he was lost. Take Black from move 26 and find what he missed. Mikhail Chigorin still has to be beaten. This was a World Championship game.

Chigorin, Mikhail – Steinitz, William

World Championship 4th 1892 · 1-0

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Mikhail Chigorin

“The Russian Patriarch”

Romantic Peak 2580

Opponent: Mikhail Chigorin
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Make it past move 25 — alive, drawn, or victorious.
Reward: Wilhelm Steinitz challenge · World Championship 4th 1892. Wilhelm Steinitz was clearly winning here. He played Qxd2, and he was lost. Take Black from move 26 and find what he missed. Mikhail Chigorin still has to be beaten. This was a World Championship game.

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The Executioner 0/5
Second Chances 0/5
Technique 0/5
Only Move 0/5
The Karpov File 0/3
The Tal File 0/3
The Fischer File 0/3
Across the Board from Kortschnoj 0/3