Mikhail Chigorin
Russian chess player (1850–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Chigorin.
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin (also Tchigorin; Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Чиго́рин; 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1850 – 25 January [O.S. 12 January] 1908) was a Russian chess player. He played two World Championship matches against Wilhelm Steinitz, losing both times. The last great player of the Romantic chess style,[citation needed] he also served as a major source of inspiration for the "Soviet chess school", which dominated the chess world in the middle and latter parts of the 20th century.
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Full name | Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin |
Country | Russian Empire |
Born | 12 November 1850 Gatchina, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 25 January 1908(1908-01-25) (aged 57) Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
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