Chigorin defence

Chigorin defence

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Interesting blitz game played against GM Igor Efimov few minutes ago. Started as Albin counter gambit after 3rd move it transposed into Chigorin (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 e5)

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Well played. I really liked the Bg4-f3 maneuver.

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Hi Korch,
I have a question about move 22.
Why didn't you check on the back rank with your rook? Would it not go like ...Rb1+ Kc2 ...R8b2+ Kd3 ...Nxf4+ and then he can choose between taking the knight with the queen and losing then or moving ke4 and losing his queen to a discovered check next move (...Ne6+)

Please point out idiocies if I missed something.

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Originally posted by dzhafner
Hi Korch,
I have a question about move 22.
Why didn't you check on the back rank with your rook? Would it not go like ...Rb1+ Kc2 ...R8b2+ Kd3 ...Nxf4+ and then he can choose between taking the knight with the queen and losing then or moving ke4 and losing his queen to a discovered check next move (...Ne6+)

Please point out idiocies if I missed something.
After ....Nxf4 comes exf4 and now back rank mate threats cause havoc for black not to mention he is down material.

I will disagree with zebano and say I dislike that bishop maneuver I'm more in favour with 15...Ng4 because white can save face with 20.f5 in the game but I will agree that it was well very well play. Congrats on beating a GM korch!

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Originally posted by dzhafner
Hi Korch,
I have a question about move 22.
Why didn't you check on the back rank with your rook? Would it not go like ...Rb1+ Kc2 ...R8b2+ Kd3 ...Nxf4+ and then he can choose between taking the knight with the queen and losing then or moving ke4 and losing his queen to a discovered check next move (...Ne6+)

Please point out idiocies if I missed something.
3m + 0s

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Originally posted by zebano
Well played. I really liked the Bg4-f3 maneuver.
Actually tomtom232 is right - according to rybka better was 15...Ng4. But on the other side - complications after 16.0-0-0 Nxf2 17.Be1 was not so easy to calculate.

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Originally posted by dzhafner
Hi Korch,
I have a question about move 22.
Why didn't you check on the back rank with your rook? Would it not go like ...Rb1+ Kc2 ...R8b2+ Kd3 ...Nxf4+ and then he can choose between taking the knight with the queen and losing then or moving ke4 and losing his queen to a discovered check next move (...Ne6+)

Please point out idiocies if I missed something.
After 22...Rb1+ 23. Kc2 R8b2+ 24. Kd3 Nxf4+ 25. exf4 I don`t see how black can continue attack as White threats with mate on 8th horizontal.

According to rybka 22...R2b7 was the best move.

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Originally posted by Korch
Actually tomtom232 is right - according to rybka better was 15...Ng4. But on the other side - complications after 16.0-0-0 Nxf2 17.Be1 was not so easy to calculate.
Yeah, but if it is hard for you to calculate then it will also be for him.

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Another Chigorin blitz game, played against one German FM a few minutes ago.