This one truly is heartbreakingly. Chigorin had sacced his Queen for a
Knight and Bishop and a raging attack. Alas He never found the moves
to pull off a combination that would put this game amongst the Immortals
FEN
r3kbnr/pppb2pp/2n2pq1/8/8/2N2N2/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 10
[FEN "r3kbnr/pppb2pp/2n2pq1/8/8/2N2N2/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 10"] 10. Ne5 {We start just as Chigorin is about to sac his Queen.} 10... Nxe5 11. Bh5 O-O-O 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nf3+ {Now all Black has for the Queen is a Bishop. Kh1 Rxh2 mate.} 15. gxf3 {Taking with the Pawn to give the square g2 to the King.} 15... Bxh2+ 16. Kg2 Bh3+ {Kxh2 Bxf1+ and Bxe2} 17. Kh1 Be5 18. Kg1 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 {Black has a cheeky draw but White wants more.} 20. Qe1 {Getting the Queen off a light square to avoid the discovered checks.} 20... Bg4+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3 22. Ng3 {Covering h1.} 22... Ne7 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Qxa7 {A pawn steal proving white has also missed the coming combination.} 24... Rh1+ {Here it is. In the game Black played b6 and the game was drawn.} 25. Nxh1 {Only move.} 25... Bh2+ {It's looks crazy but it works.} 26. Kxh2 {Only move.} 26... Rh8+ {Kg1 is mated with Rxh1.} 27. Kg3 Nf5+ {Kf4 or Kg4 are the only moves but both get checkmated with....} 28. Kg4 Rh4# {One of the saddest unheard melodies in chess history.} *
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