You lose that nice pawn on d4, but I think the damage is done at that point. Instead of taking one of the more conventional approaches to the Four Knights Game, white decides to sacrifice a knight for the sake of eliminating black’s central pawn! The first games between two masters occured when Albin played it aga'inst Emanuel Lasker, the future world champion, in New York in 1893 (Lasker,E - Albin,A) and against Mikhail Chigorin in Nuremberg in 1896 (Chigorin,M - Albin,A). Maintaining a closed position Well, considering White aggressively played 1. There was also a very good article by Joe Shipman in the May-June 1989 issue of Chess Horizons. White’s knight could also be trapped in the corner after the d6 pawn falls. Nb5, threatening to fork the king and rook. Players often like a particular category of chess opening because of the type of game it can lead to. Sign up today to receive your FREE Move-by-Move Guide to Chess Thinking pdf! So the Albin player will probably face 4.
Opening with the Chigorin shows your intention to play for a win right from the outset.
