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Mikhail Chigorin vs Joseph Blackburne
6th American Chess Congress, New York (1889), New York, NY USA, rd 33, May-08
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  1-0

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Mar-03-04  Whitehat1963: Unexpectedly boring for this pair of players.
Apr-07-05  paladin at large: <Whitehat1963>Not so boring but, not well played by Blackburne. 11....Re8 is bad, allowing White to exchange rooks and subsequently to double and isolate Black's f pawns. Blackburne fails to whip up an attack as Chigorin defends his kingside well. 31....Qe6 is also a bad move, making it easy for White to simplify into a won endgame. An enjoyable game from Chigorin's point of view, taking advantage of Black's structural weakness in a crisp, efficient style.
Oct-28-05  tonsillolith: What would have been better for Blackburne than 11...Re8? Is there a way for white to build pressure on the file and exploit the advantage if black plays a move that doesn't help to counter white's pressure on the open file? What would be the best way for white to do this?
Oct-29-05  iron maiden: What's wrong with 11...h6?
Jan-09-06  Gantastic: <iron maiden> In that scenario, 12. Bxg6 looks strong.
Dec-22-08  YoungEd: I think Black's decisive error was 26. ...Bd7. That just ends up costing a pawn for nothing. 26. ...c6 looks better, to shore up the d-pawn and free up c7 for the queen (with an idea of bearing down for a sacrifice on f4 if circumstances allow).
Jul-17-09  Knight13: 26...f5.
Sep-06-09  Dravus: Blackburne singing in the dead of night.

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