Mikhail Chigorin

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

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarnowski"]
[Black "Ivkov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2k1q3/pp3P2/8/3p4/1QpP4/P1Pb4/4r3/R2K3R b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Here is a mate in 5.|Now find the mate in 3. } 1... Bc2+ ( 1... Rd2+ 2. Kc1 ( 2. Kxd2 Qe2+ 3. Kc1 Qc2# ) 2... Rc2+ 3. Kb1 Re2+ 4. Kc1 Qe3+ 5. Kd1 Bc2# ) 2. Kc1 Qe3+ 3. Kb2 Bd3# 0-1