Who was Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin?
Q: Who was Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin?
A: Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin was a leading Russian chess player who inspired the "Soviet school of chess" and was one of the world's top four players.
Q: How many times did Chigorin challenge Wilhelm Steinitz for the World Chess Championship?
A: Chigorin challenged Wilhelm Steinitz for the World Chess Championship twice.
Q: Where were both matches held?
A: Both matches were held in Havana, Cuba.
Q: What other match did Chigorin participate in?
A: Chigorin drew an 1893 match with Siegbert Tarrasch in Saint Petersburg (11–11).
Q: What are some of his contributions to the theory of chess openings?
A: Some of his contributions to the theory of chess openings include the Chigorin Variation of the Ruy Lopez and the Chigorin Defence to the Queen's Gambit.
Q: What else did he do besides playing chess?
A: Besides playing chess, he gave lectures, wrote magazine articles and chess columns, subsidised or otherwise supported a number of periodicals to keep them afloat despite low readership levels, founded a chess club in Saint Petersburg and tried for many years to establish a chess association.
Q: What caused his early death?
A: His early death was caused by diabetes, for which there was no remedy at that time.
