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Mikhail Chigorin

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Mikhail Chigorin

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Russian chess player

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Mikhail Chigorin was a male person associated with the United States. He was born on October 31, 1850, and died on January 12, 1908.

Records indicate that he is credited with five works. His profile is referenced by 145 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Born
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin , 12 November 1850, Gatchina , St. Petersburg Governorate , Russian Empire
Died
25 January 1908 (1908-01-25) (aged 57), Lublin , Congress Poland , Russian Empire
Country
Russian Empire

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mikhail
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Gatchina
Place of death
Lublin
Occupation
chess player
Languages spoken
Russian
Sport
chess
Country for sport
Russian Empire
Image
Mikhail Chigorin (cropped).jpg
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cause of death
diabetes
Commons category
Mikhail Chigorin
date of death
1908-01-12
date of birth
1850-10-31
manner of death
natural causes
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Mikhail Chigorin
place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

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, 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.

Chess career

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