Mikhail Chigorin

Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1899.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schlecter"]
[Black "Meitner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[FEN "8/p5Q1/2ppq2p/3n1ppk/3B4/2P2P1P/P5P1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. g4+ fxg4 2. hxg4+ ( { Inaccurate is: } 2. fxg4+ Kh4 3. Qxh6+ Qxh6 4. Kh2 Qf8 5. Kg2 Nf4+ 6. Kh2 Nxh3 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Kh4 3. Qxh6+ { Pulling black's queen from its central defensive position. } 3... Qxh6 4. Kh2 { Trapping black's king. } 4... Qe6 5. Bf2# 1-0