Hastings, Round V, 5 August 1895 (Queen's Pawn Game). Chigorin, the tournament leader for much of the fortnight, meets Tarrasch and, from a cramped Queen's-side opening, engineers a deep combination that sacrifices the exchange to obtain an overwhelming passed Pawn, forcing Tarrasch's resignation. Notes by H. N. Pillsbury.

1. 8.Nbd2 8. Kt to B 3 seems preferable.
2. 26…e5 White has laboured under a disadvantage since the opening owing to the weak Pawn at Q 3, but Black up to this point has been unable to make much out of it. With the text move he prepares a deep trap involving the sacrifice of the exchange, but obtains a winning superiority in Pawn position.
3. 27.f5 White could not afford this continuation. Better would be 27. Kt to K 4, R x P; 28. R x R, P x R; 29. R x P, R x R; 30. Q x R (threatening the check at Kt 8), with fully an equal game (see diagram).
4. 35.Rf8 R to K B 8 was better, but would not save the game either.