Mikhail Chigorin

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

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Simagin"]
[Black "Aronin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/1R4p1/p1nbNn2/3pp1p1/q7/2P1B3/5PPP/1B1Q1RK1 b kq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ White threatens Bg6# and black's queen.|How can black salvage the
draw?|White's queen is immune.|Likewise, white's rook is immune. } 1... e4 ( 1... Qxd1 2. Bg6# ) ( 1... Bxb7 2. Qxa4 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 2. Qxa4 ( { If white trys to stop the drawing sequence of moves,
then black wins material and the game: } 2. g3 Qxd1 3. Rxd1 Bxb7 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Bxh2+ 3. Kh1 Be5+ 4. Kg1 Bh2+ 5. Kh1 Be5+ 6. Kg1 Bh2+ 7. Kh1 Be5+ { Draw by repetition of position. } 1/2-1/2