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	Mikhail Chigorin - Chesspedia, the free chess encyclopedia Pushedpawn.org
		Chigorin started serious chess rather late in life, and his first international tournament was Berlin 1881, where he was 3rd=.
		Chigorin has several chess openings named after him, most notably the Chigorin Variation of the Ruy Lopez (in algebraic notation, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5).
		Although Chigorin had a heavily negative record against Lasker (+1-8=4), he beat Lasker with the fl pieces in their first game at Hastings in 1895.
	pushedpawn.org /test6/Mikhail_Chigorin.htm (387 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In politics, defense may be a euphemism for war
		Defense is predominantly American English, while defence is used in the other English-speaking countries, similar to offence/offense.
		National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Defense.html (157 words)

	Mikhail Chigorin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mikhail Chigorin (12 November 1850, Gatchina, Russia – 25 January 1908, Lublin, Poland) was a leading Russian chess player.
		He also beat Lasker +2-1=3 in a sponsored Rice Gambit tournament in Brighton, where he took fl in every game; neither player took the result as reflecting chess strength as opposed to the weakness of the gambit.
		A famous Chigorin's match played against Wilhelm Steinitz in 1892 is used as the base for the plot of The Squares of the City, a 1978 science-fiction novel by John Brunner.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mikhail_Chigorin (429 words)

	Mikhail Chigorin at AllExperts
		He also beat Lasker +2-1=3 in a sponsored Rice Gambit tournament in Brighton, where he took fl in every game; neither player took the result as reflecting chess strength as opposed to the weakness of the gambit.
		It resulted in a classic two knights v two bishops ending, where Lasker's bishops were better but he underestimated Chigorin's strategy.[1].
		A famous Chigorin's match played against Wilhelm Steinitz in 1892 is used as the base for the plot of The Squares of the City, a 1978 science-fiction novel by John Brunner.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/mi/mikhail_chigorin.htm (471 words)

	Chessville Reviews - Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings: Black - by Gary Lane - Reviewed by Rick Kennedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Chigorin and Scandinavian certainly do not lead to forced wins but they are quite straightforward and can be learnt in a short space of time.
		Playing the Scandinavian Defense gives Black a one-size-fits-all approach to meeting the possibilities of 1.e4, and it is for this reason (although there are others) that club players (and some higher ups) have trotted out 1…d5 for decades.
		Rather than grappling with White from the beginning, as Black does in the QGD Chigorin, here in the Scandinavian the second player seems to be developing toward a solid, equal position and hoping (or provoking, with …a6 and …b5) to take advantage of any mis-step or over-reach by his opponent.
	www.chessville.com /reviews/IdeasBehindModernChessOpeningsBlack.htm (1210 words)

	Chess openings: Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (D07)
		What we were pondering was an extremely annoying line against the Chigorin (see above) which more or less puts it out of business against 2.c4 unless you fancy a dull and slightly worse semi-ending with no winning chances and the opportunity to be tortured by your opponent for 70-80 moves.
		I have taught that to some of my students, and think it is a much better line than the Chigorin Defense.
		John Watson praised the recently translated into English, "The Chigorin Defense" by Valery Bronznik, highly.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessopening?eco=D07 (1037 words)

	Biography of Mikhail Chigorin
		Mikhail Chigorin was born on November 12, 1850.
		Chigorin maintained a narrow lifetime plus score against him (+8-7=6).
		It resulted in a classic two knights v two bishops ending, where Lasker's bishops were better but he underestimated Chigorin's strategy.
	www.supreme-chess.com /famous-chess-players/mikhail-chigorin.html (340 words)

	The Pushed Pawn Chess for the Community
		The Chigorin Defense violates several classical principles: Black does not maintain the center pawn at d5, the c-pawn is blocked, and Black must be willing to trade a
		Although opening assessments change as improvements are found for each side, the Chigorin seems to be playable for Black and it is useful as a surprise weapon against the Queen's Gambit.
		Because the Chigorin is an unusual defense, theory of this opening is not as well developed as that for more popular openings.
	pushedpawn.org /chesspedia/Chigorin_Defense.htm (289 words)

	Chess Openings
		This hypermodern Defense was successfully played by Alekhine against A. Steiner in 1921 at Budapest but this Defense was well known for more than a 100 years before that.
		This Defense blocks the c pawn and often trades a bishop for a knight but allows Black to develop quickly which may bring him attacking chances against inferior play.
		This Defense was analyzed in the 15th century by Italian Lucena, but was named after Parisian players who adopted it in an 1834 correspondence game against London.
	www.sudburychess.org.uk /ChessOpenings.htm (2019 words)

	Opening Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Defenses beginning with 1...c6 and 1...e6, often followed by the center thrust 2...d5, are also popular.
		The Modern Benoni Defense is a risky attempt by Black to to unbalance the position and gain active piece play at the cost of allowing White a pawn wedge at d5 and a central majority.
		The Queen's Knight Defense is an uncommon opening that often transposes to the Nimzowitsch Defense after 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 or the Chigorin Defense after 2.c4 d5, although it can lead to unique lines, for example after 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 or 2.c4 e5.
	www.opening-area.com (7188 words)

	Khalifman Wins Chess Title In a Draw With Armenian - New York Times
		Akopian, 27, selected the aggressive Benoni Defense, and Khalifman made no attempt to take a conservative line, but attacked it, as if he were out to kill it.
		Akopian's quiet, inoffensive 5 d3 indicates that he probably did not want to be tested by one of the sharp defenses to the Ruy Lopez, like the Open Defense with 5 O-O Ne4 or the Marshall Gambit.
		c5, the Chigorin Defense appeared; it is designed to diminish the effect of aggression in the center by White.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E5DC103BF93AA1575BC0A96F958260 (694 words)

	Chess Guide > Chess Opening
		There are a number of openings, some defensive, and some offensive; some are tactical, and some are strategic; some openings focus on the center, and others focus on the flanks; some approaches are direct, and others are indirect.
		The Caro-Kann is similar to the French defense - Black lets White build an "ideal" pawn center with pawns at d4 and e4, but then breaks it up.
		However, Black's pieces end up with more of a passive defensive role, so players of this opening are often looking for White to make a mistake (however slight).
	www.chess.freegames.eu.com /strategy-tactics/opening/index.html (2359 words)

	Queen's Knight Defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Queen's Knight Defense is a chess opening defined by the opening moves 1.d4 Nc6.
		After 2.c4 d5 the opening is a Chigorin Defense.
		In an opening book by Sid Pickard, this variation was called the Bozo-Indian Defense, "Bozo" being a mixture of the prefixes "Nimzo" and "Bogo".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen's_Knight_Defense (207 words)

	DIE TSCHIGORIN-VERTEIDIGUNG
		Valeri Bronznik's lengthy treatise on the Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6) is the latest and most impressive in a series of recent writings about this odd-looking but stubbornly resistant opening.
		The Chigorin is being played by an increasingly long list of titled international players, and I seriously doubt whether White can gain more than a typically slight edge against it (as with other sound openings).
		It will not only become the Chigorin Defense bible for many years to come, but it establishes the Chigorin as a sound defense deserving respect.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_jw/jw_die_tschigorin_verteidi.html (1473 words)

	Chess Opening Software
		The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 is a solid defense, enabling Black to go for a long term struggle for the full point.
		The French Defense has a proven reputation for adaptibility and soundness, and is attractive to the Black player who seeks a complex strategic fight in unbalanced positions, with healthy counterplay and many chances to decide sharp battles in his favor!
		Black´s defensive resources are based on a sound strategic foundation, and White must be alert at all times and willing to play forcefully and incisively in order to try to prove his advantage in positions with chances for both sides.
	www.chessexpressstore.com /opsof.html (3064 words)

	The Chigorin Defense
		It was high time for a publication to make the subtleties of this opening understandable also to the non-grandmaster, and this gap in chess literature now has been filled by FIDE master Martin Breutigam.
		In a small but swell database with 100 entries - 7 texts and 93 sample games - the long time player in the German Bundesliga has compiled all his knowledge on the Chigorin Defence.
		Another database includes 54 training questions enabling the user to test his freshly acquired knowledge.
	www.chessexpressstore.com /thjechigdef.html (106 words)

	Learn more about List of chess openings in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		C73= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense, Richter variation
		C76= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense, Fianchetto (Bronstein) variation
		C79= Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defense deferred (Russian defence)
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_chess_openings.html (316 words)

	Chess: play online chess
		My advice if you are playing it as White: study either the Exchange Variation or the following: the Steinitz Defense, the Moller and Archangel Defenses, the Open Ruy Lopez, the Marshall Attack, and typical closed lines such as Chigorin/Breyer--especially the Zaitsev.
		Also, if you are playing the Lopez as White, you should study other Black tries besides 3...a6; most notably, the Berlin Defense and the Classical Variation with 3...
		As to your question, it is mostly as a Black reply to White's Ruy Lopez however knowing the defense is a vital part in knowing how to break it down.
	ability-tw.com /online/chess/1285.shtml (675 words)

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		Such lines, as well as many others (for example the English Defense, 1 c4 e6 2 d4 b6) are covered in the book, but if you play one of these lines already, you will need to look elsewhere for deeper coverage, as Schiller's book does not go into much detail.
		For example, the English Defense gets about 6 pages in the book, enough to give you an idea what it is about, but not sufficient to start playing this complex line in tournaments.
		The Nimzovich Defense (1.e4 Nc6) Ultimate CD, 1999 Pickard & Son $29.95 Here we have yet another example of an unorthodox opening, which is nevertheless quite playable - for example GM Miles employs it often and enjoys good results with it.
	www.chesscafe.com /text/baburin03.txt (2174 words)

	The London Chess Centre
		Valeri Bronznik's lengthy treatise on the Chigorin Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6) is the latest and most impressive in a series of recent writings about this odd-looking but stubbornly resistant opening.
		The Chigorin Defence constitutes one of the three sections of Chris Ward's Unusual Queen’s Gambit Declined' book; and Angus Dunnington (who wrote a whole book on the Chigorin in 1996) has a proposed solution to 2...Nc6 in his 'Attacking With 1.d4' book, reviewed 2 columns ago.
		Finally, speaking of sources and the Chigorin, this is as good a time as any to mention Paul Janse, who has developed a great deal of Chigorin theory by experimental games, and been kind enough to share his discoveries with me.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/jwatsonbkrev46.html (3884 words)

	Only Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Chigorin Defense (2...Nc6) is playable but quite rare.
		The Baltic Defense (2...Bf5) takes the most direct solution to solving the problem of Black's queen bishop by developing it on the second move.
		The Albin Countergambit (2...e5) is generally considered too risky for top-level tournament play, and the Marshall Defense (2...Nf6) is no longer played as it is thought to be definitely inferior for Black.
	www.onlychess.com /main.php?page=closed2 (214 words)

	Frank James Marshall vs Mikhail Chigorin (1902)
		It 1902 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) · 1-0
		Chigorin must have spent a long night in the casinos before this one......probably after this one, too.
		Chigorin is made short work of my the tactics expert Marshall.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessgame?gid=1094524 (387 words)

	Special Moves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Black may choose to mirror White's move and reply with "e5" for the same reasons, leading to openings such as the Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano (including the Evans Gambit variant), and King's Gambit.
		In the French Defense, Black lets White have more control over the center, in exchange for which he builds a (hopefully) safe wall of pawns.
		The Caro-Kann is like the French defense - Black lets White build control of the center, and Black tries to get a pawn at d5.
	www.harmonywildcats.org /teachers/mcdonald/special_moves.htm (1609 words)

	The Kenilworthian: "1...Nc6" or "The Kevitz System" Bibliography
		The basic coverage of the Chigorin is solid and while none of the coverage is very much in depth it is quality stuff.
		Especially if you would like to experiment with the Albin (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5) as an occasional gambit alternative to the Chigorin (which you would still need to know to meet 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 etc.) then this is a must-have book.
		Adrian Mikhalchishin, "Chigorin Defense" New in Chess Yearbook 39 (1996)
	www.kenilworthchessclub.org /kenilworthian/2005/08/1nc6-or-kevitz-system-bibliography.html (1834 words)

	Valery Bronznik - The Chigorin Defence - 336 pages, hardback, 1st revised edition 2005.: 23,50 Euro - openings - Schach ...
		The strong grandmaster Igor Miladinovic is an absolute Chigorin fan and confirms with his numerous wins the high quality of the great Russian player's discovery.
		As a rule, the positions arising from the Chigorin Defence are rich in ideas, whether the play is quiet or sharp.
		I would like to express my gratitude for the many enthusiastic reactions to the first edition, and at the same time hope that the ideas from the current edition will be likewise appreciated and tested in tournament games.
	www.niggemann.com /detail/buecher/7924.html (4388 words)

	Black Knights' Tango at AllExperts
		It originated in the 1920s, when it was played by both the Mexican grandmaster Carlos Torre (hence the name "Mexican Defense"), and the master Alexander Kevitz (the "Kevitz" in "Kevitz-Trajkovic Defense").
		The opening has some distinct variations but it is highly transpositional, and may transpose to the King's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Bogo-Indian Defense, Chigorin Defense, Ragozin System, and English Opening.
		Then White can play 4.Nc3 Bb4 (transposing to a Nimzo-Indian Defense); 4.a3, when Black can either play 4...d5 (reaching a kind of Queen's Gambit Declined or Ragozin System), or 4...d6, preparing...e5; or 4.g3, when after 4...Bb4+, play will transpose to a Nimzo-Indian after 5.Nc3, or to a Bogo-Indian Defense after 5.Bd2 or 5.Nbd2.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/bl/black_knights'_tango.htm (404 words)

	Electronic T-Notes April 15, 2001 (New CDs and e-books) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Breutigam opens the CD with a general introduction on the Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6), disussing the main ideas (ah, that word again) of the opening.
		It contains over 4300 Chigorin Defense games from the years 1843 to 2001 (yes, although the opening bears Chigorin's name, it was actually played a few times in the forty years preceding his 1889 match against Steinitz).
		The Chigorin defence is said to be an active counter strategy, but also is quite solid...This is proved by hundreds of games on this cd.
	www.chessbaseusa.com /T-NOTES/041501.htm (3595 words)

	www.chesscircle.net - Philidor defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		re:Philidor defense - 2006/11/07 04:39 One French defense queston for you: What is the problem with delayin..d5 and simply fianchettoing the probnlem bishop in the French?.
		Truly and then may be I could use the Hungarian Defense verses the Italian game.
		However, Black has trouble mercilessly equalizing after c5 because a natural set up is hard to reach because of the lack of space.
	www.chesscircle.net /forums/25771-philidor-defense.html (2567 words)

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