Mikhail Chigorin
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About
Russian chess legend who is perhaps most responsible for chess' immense popularity in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union.
Before Fame
He ended his career as a government officer to pursue chess full time.
Trivia
He is considered to be the last notable romantic-style chess player and his best performance is considered to be the Hastings 1895 chess tournament, where he placed second, ahead of reigning world champion Emanuel Lasker,
Family Life
His parents died when he was just a boy.
Associated With
He famously competed against the legendary Emanuel Lasker.
