The Main Chess Principle to Win Fast: Chigorin's Paradox

There are many well-known principles in chess. In this video, however, we examine the one and only, most important principle according to the great romantic player Mikhail Chigorin: namely, the skill of making combinations and the ability to find the most purposeful move in every given position. To illustrate this principle, we’ll examine a game where Chigorin violates lots of classic principles and follows only his own principle. This leads to one of his most spectacular and rapid attacks, executed at thunderbolt speed.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Qb3 Nd5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Bd3 Qg5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Be5 Rf7 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Rhg1 Qe7 17. Rdf1 Qa3+ 18. Kd2 b4 19. c4 Ba4 20. Qb1 Nc3 21. Qa1 Rd8 22. g4 Ne4+ 23. Ke2 Nc5 24. Qb1 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 26. Kf3 Bc2 0-1