Mikhail Chigorin Professions : Chess Player Born : November 12, 1850 Died : January 25, 1908 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Mikhail Chigorin Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all. Mikhail Chigorin chess-game poor chess Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original. Mikhail Chigorin player trying thinking Similar Authors Irving Chernev chess-player Boris Spassky chess-player Boris Gelfand chess-player Arthur Bisguier chess-player Arpad Elo chess-player Anatoly Karpov chess-player All Authors