Hastings, 19 August 1895. Tchigorin's individual opening (2. Q to K 2) gradually cramps Marco, who reaches an almost hopeless position and then drops a Pawn by a late blunder. Notes by R. Teichmann.
2.Qe2I do not think that this is loss of time; the position of the White Queen at K 2 is, to say the least, no advantage for White.
4…Bc5Here I prefer Kt to B 3, B to K 2, and P to Q 4, with a view of pushing the Q P to Q 5, if White does not take it.
8…Ng4This counter-attack is a little premature; P to Q R 3 first would have been better.
12…Ne7It is very curious that in this position Black has already almost a hopeless game (see diagram). He can do nothing against the threatened P to Q R 4, after which he would have to move the Queen's Rook's Pawn and allow White to isolate the Queen's Pawn.
22…d4Having now got a game which seems to afford good chances of a prolonged fight, he throws it away at once by this blunder, which cost a valuable Pawn. The Black position falls to pieces after this.
Horace F. Cheshire, The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895 (1896) · Public domain · source